Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to Africa.

    afrikanisch

    африка́нскийafrikánskij

    африка́нськийafrykánsʹkyj

    of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

  2. Black; (dated, offensive) synonym of negroid.

    The truth is that I know the guy had African skin and a shirt of some sort.

Examples

311 sentences
  1. How many African animals are in this zoo?

    deWie viele afrikanische Tiere sind in diesem Zoo?

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  2. African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants.

    ruУ африканских слонов уши больше, чем у азиатских.

    deAfrikanische Elefanten haben größere Ohren als asiatische.

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  3. African nations have some of the highest population growth rates in the world.

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  4. He's an African American.

    Він афроамериканець.

    ruОн афроамериканец.

    deEr ist Afroamerikaner.

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  5. She's an African American.

    Вона афроамериканка.

    ruОна афроамериканка.

    deSie ist Afroamerikanerin.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Origin

Attested as a noun in early New English Aphricane, Africans (plural), Middle English as Af

Attested as a noun in early New English Aphricane, Africans (plural), Middle English as Affrican, Aufrican and Old English as Africanas (“Africans”) (only plural). From Latin āfricānae, from āfricānus, from Āfricus.

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Forms

more African, most African
Comparativemore African Lesson
Superlativemost African Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedafro

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
African — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto