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
Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
All three are excellent musicians, but Spear is a marvel, playing with a fluid style that incorporates multiple influences, from rock to African to blues to funk to Duane Eddy twang, with an innate sense of melody that carries the entire band.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Osh the African elephant makes quick work of a whole coconut.
—Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
The African country is often considered a conservation success story but is struggling to manage a growing population of elephants, which currently stands at over 130,000, NBC News reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
However, the ban was reinstated in 2019 following pressure from local communities, the southern African nation now issuing hunting quotas for elephants and other species.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, following earlier declarations by Zambia and Malawi.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
In March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopted new restrictions on U.S. imports of African elephant hunting trophies and live elephants.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The one thing to keep in mind is that the African cruise market is less mature than the Caribbean – at many ports, there just aren’t comparable facilities to handle big ships.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 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
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
All three are excellent musicians, but Spear is a marvel, playing with a fluid style that incorporates multiple influences, from rock to African to blues to funk to Duane Eddy twang, with an innate sense of melody that carries the entire band.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Osh the African elephant makes quick work of a whole coconut.
—Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
The African country is often considered a conservation success story but is struggling to manage a growing population of elephants, which currently stands at over 130,000, NBC News reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
However, the ban was reinstated in 2019 following pressure from local communities, the southern African nation now issuing hunting quotas for elephants and other species.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, following earlier declarations by Zambia and Malawi.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
In March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopted new restrictions on U.S. imports of African elephant hunting trophies and live elephants.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The one thing to keep in mind is that the African cruise market is less mature than the Caribbean – at many ports, there just aren’t comparable facilities to handle big ships.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
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