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
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's rescue operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, according to a statement from police spokesman Lt. Col. Avele Fumba.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Santos-Febres notes that roughly 73 percent of the island’s population identify as mixed race, which includes African ancestry.
—Melissa Rose Cooper, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Former foreign minister Dominique Dupuy brought it up at both a Conference on the African Diaspora Conference in Brazil and a July 14 Bastille Day celebration at the French Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's rescue operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, according to a statement from police spokesman Lt. Col. Avele Fumba.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Thus, when secret protagonist Sammie (Miles Caton) takes the stage at the film’s Depression-era juke joint, the power of his blues is enough to summon a spiritual lineage of Black music — West African dancers, hip-hop DJs, a Jimi Hendrix look-alike wailing on the guitar.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Santos-Febres notes that roughly 73 percent of the island’s population identify as mixed race, which includes African ancestry.
—Melissa Rose Cooper, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025
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“African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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