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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Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
The two decided to try the songs out in late 2023 for an audience at the downtown National Museum of African American Music.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2025
Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Eyes of Ghana details the rise and fall of Nkrumah, a towering figure of African history who inspired the liberation of the continent in the 1950s and 1960s after rising to serve as Ghana’s first President.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Both of them, in conversation with others like themselves, made certain to mention the well-off African Americans buying homes, to shift the conversation from race to class.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
The two decided to try the songs out in late 2023 for an audience at the downtown National Museum of African American Music.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The American Legion has supported awarding the medal to Miller in various resolutions, and noted in one of its publications that a retired Army sergeant, one of the few living African American World War II veterans left who knew Dorie Miller, had been writing letters of support.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Eyes of Ghana details the rise and fall of Nkrumah, a towering figure of African history who inspired the liberation of the continent in the 1950s and 1960s after rising to serve as Ghana’s first President.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
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“African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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