African
    adj 1: of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
           "African languages"
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Africa

African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
   African.]
   Of or pertaining to Africa.
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   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.
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   African violet .

   African-American, see African-American.
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African \Af"ri*can\, n.
   A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an
   African race.
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AFRICAN, n.  A nigger that votes our way.