African

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
     African.]
     Of or pertaining to Africa.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {African violet} .
  
     {African-American}, see {African-American}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  African \Af"ri*can\, n.
     A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an
     African race.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  African
       adj : of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
             "African languages"
       n : a native or inhabitant of Africa

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  AFRICAN, n.  A nigger that votes our way.