Af·ri·can
ˈa-fri-kən 
also ˈä-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Africa
2
: a person and especially a Black person of African ancestry
Examples of African in a Sentence
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Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Derik du Plessis, a 44-year-old South African who has lived in Hualien for 17 years, described chaos and panic on the streets after the earthquake as people rushed to pick up their children and check on their houses.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Weston also subsequently founded the African Jazz Festival in the ‘70s.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Cummings, her Democratic opponent, is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer and pastor at Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Hamilton.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Soweto, once home to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, has always been a stronghold of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Fifty years after founding what is now Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, civil rights activist and a champion of education, Bertha Maxwell-Roddey died Thursday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2024
Certain presidents and regional organizations seen as French allies are tarnished by association, like the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, a confederation of countries that is often accused of condemning military coups but not power grabs by sitting presidents.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
During the pandemic, the African Conservancies Fund supported around 100,000 people in the Maasai Mara, replacing tourism income while safeguarding ecosystems.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The world needs the amazing richness and beauty of our traditional African music and our culture.
—Angélique Kidjo, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
What’s your relationship with some of the new African artists?
—Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Researchers with East Asian or African names are less likely to be identified in news articles, according to an examination of more than 200,000 science news stories from 288 U.S. media outlets.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Formula One is a sporting empire complete with rock star drivers, billion-dollar teams and a carbon footprint equal to a small African country.
—Reina Sasaki, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
Both are Black, with deep ties to Louisville’s West End and its substantial African American population.
—The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
Rights advocates say that U.K. jobs are well paid relative to those in many African countries, but not by European standards.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
For years, musicologists had suggested such West African stringed instruments as the ngoni and xalam as foundational to the banjo's origins.
—Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the passengers were a group from Botswana, who were traveling to a church in Moira for an Easter conference.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Derik du Plessis, a 44-year-old South African who has lived in Hualien for 17 years, described chaos and panic on the streets after the earthquake as people rushed to pick up their children and check on their houses.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Weston also subsequently founded the African Jazz Festival in the ‘70s.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Cummings, her Democratic opponent, is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer and pastor at Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Hamilton.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Soweto, once home to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, has always been a stronghold of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Fifty years after founding what is now Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, civil rights activist and a champion of education, Bertha Maxwell-Roddey died Thursday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2024
Certain presidents and regional organizations seen as French allies are tarnished by association, like the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, a confederation of countries that is often accused of condemning military coups but not power grabs by sitting presidents.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
During the pandemic, the African Conservancies Fund supported around 100,000 people in the Maasai Mara, replacing tourism income while safeguarding ecosystems.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
Adjective
However, immigrants from the African countries accounted for fewer migrants in city shelters than those from Venezuela, Ecuador or Colombia.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The world needs the amazing richness and beauty of our traditional African music and our culture.
—Angélique Kidjo, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
What’s your relationship with some of the new African artists?
—Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Researchers with East Asian or African names are less likely to be identified in news articles, according to an examination of more than 200,000 science news stories from 288 U.S. media outlets.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Formula One is a sporting empire complete with rock star drivers, billion-dollar teams and a carbon footprint equal to a small African country.
—Reina Sasaki, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
Both are Black, with deep ties to Louisville’s West End and its substantial African American population.
—The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
Rights advocates say that U.K. jobs are well paid relative to those in many African countries, but not by European standards.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
For years, musicologists had suggested such West African stringed instruments as the ngoni and xalam as foundational to the banjo's origins.
—Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
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“African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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