"Africain" meaning in French

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Noun

Forms: Africains [plural], Africaine [feminine]
Etymology: From Afrique + -ain. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Afrique|-ain}} Afrique + -ain Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} Africain m (plural Africains, feminine Africaine)
  1. an African person Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Africa Derived forms: Nord-Africain, Sud-Africain
    Sense id: en-Africain-fr-noun-lX1owRK5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ain

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Africain meaning in French (1.3kB)

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        {
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          "langcode": "fr",
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          "parents": [
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            "Nature",
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            "Fundamental"
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    },
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