"African" meaning in English

See African in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæf.rɪ.kən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-African.wav [UK] Forms: African [positive], more African [comparative], most African [superlative]
Etymology: Africa + -an Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|Africa|an}} Africa + -an Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.
    Sense id: simple-African-en-adj-IxjYslfK
  2. Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.
    Sense id: simple-African-en-adj-mH9QR-mb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -an

Noun

IPA: /ˈæf.rɪ.kən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-African.wav [UK] Forms: African [singular], Africans [plural]
Etymology: Africa + -an Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|Africa|an}} Africa + -an Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An African person or thing comes from Africa.
    Sense id: simple-African-en-noun-BvQo-AfU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -an
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