GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   African , 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.
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   African violet . -- African-American, see African-American.
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   African-American adj.
   of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture
   Syn. -- Afro-American
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   African-American n.
   1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent.
   Syn. -- Afro-American, African, black, negro
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   Negro , n.; pl. Negroes . [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.] A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.
   1913 Webster
   A person of dark skin color descended at least in part from African negroes; in the United States, an African-American. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered offensive.]
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