"african" meaning in Middle French

See african in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: africane [feminine, singular], africans [masculine, plural], africanes [feminine, plural], africain [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin africānus. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|la|africānus}} Latin africānus Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective||africans|feminine singular|africane|masculine plural|africans||{{{mp2}}}|feminine plural|africanes|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=}} african m (feminine singular africane, masculine plural africans, feminine plural africanes), {{frm-adj}} african m (feminine singular africane, masculine plural africans, feminine plural africanes)
  1. African Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-african-frm-adj-yPMFb1nF Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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