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English Dictionary: african by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
African
adj
  1. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Africa
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
      African.]
      Of or pertaining to Africa.
  
      {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
            {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and
            India.
  
      {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
            erecta}).
  
      {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by
            {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   African \Af"ri*can\, n.
      A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an
      African race.
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