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• /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/
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Attested as a noun in early New English Aphricane, Africans (plural), Middle English as Affrican, Aufrican and Old English as Africanas (“Africans”) (only plural). From Latin āfricānae, from āfricānus, from Āfricus. The adjective appears in the 16th century, as Affricane, Africane, African. Latin Āfricus is from Āfri (singular Āfer), the name of an ancient people of North Africa (near Carthage, in Tunisia), with the suffix -icus. āfricānus is formed by addition of the -ānus suffix. By surface analysis, Africa + -an.

204 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: afrikan — of or pertaining to Africa
• Albanian: harapes — of or pertaining to Africa
• Amharic: አፍሪካዊ (ʾäfrikawi) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Arabic: إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Arabic: أَفْرِيقِيّ (ʔafrīqiyy) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Armenian: աֆրիկական (afrikakan) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Armenian: աֆրիկյան (afrikyan) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Asturian: africanu — of or pertaining to Africa
• Azerbaijani: afrikalı — of or pertaining to Africa
• Belarusian: афрыка́нскі (afrykánski) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Bengali: আফ্রিকান (aphrikan) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Bulgarian: африка́нски (afrikánski) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Burmese: အာဖရိက (ahpa.ri.ka.) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Burmese: အာဖရိကန် (ahpa.ri.kan) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Catalan: africà — of or pertaining to Africa
• Chinese Mandarin: 非洲的 (Fēizhōu de) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Czech: africký — of or pertaining to Africa
• Danish: afrikansk — of or pertaining to Africa
• Dutch: Afrikaans — of or pertaining to Africa
• Estonian: Aafrika — of or pertaining to Africa
• Faroese: afrikanskur — of or pertaining to Africa
• Finnish: afrikkalainen — of or pertaining to Africa
• French: africain — of or pertaining to Africa
• Galician: africano — of or pertaining to Africa
• Georgian: აფრიკული (apriḳuli) — of or pertaining to Africa
• German: afrikanisch — of or pertaining to Africa
• Greek: αφρικανικός (afrikanikós) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Hawaiian: ʻApelika — of or pertaining to Africa
• Hebrew: אַפְרִיקַאי (afrikái) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Hindi: अफ़्रीकी (afrīkī) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Hindi: हब्शी (habśī) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Hungarian: afrikai — of or pertaining to Africa
• Icelandic: afrískur — of or pertaining to Africa
• Ido: Afrikana — of or pertaining to Africa
• Irish: Afracach — of or pertaining to Africa
• Italian: africano — of or pertaining to Africa
• Japanese: アフリカの (Afurika no) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Kazakh: африкалық (afrikalyq) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Khmer: អាហ្វ្រិក (ʼaafrɨk) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Korean: 아프리카의 (apeurika-ui) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Northern Kurdish: Efrîqayî — of or pertaining to Africa
• Kyrgyz: африкалык (afrikalık) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Lao: ອາຟຣິກກາ (ʼāp rik kā) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Latin: āfer — of or pertaining to Africa
• Latin: āfricus — of or pertaining to Africa
• Latin: āfricānus — of or pertaining to Africa
• Latvian: afrikāņu — of or pertaining to Africa
• Latvian: afrikānis — of or pertaining to Africa
• Lithuanian: afrikiečių — of or pertaining to Africa
• Lithuanian: afrikietiškas — of or pertaining to Africa
• Macedonian: африкански (afrikanski) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Marathi: आफ्रिकन (āphrikan) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Mongolian: африк (afrik) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Norwegian Bokmål: afrikansk — of or pertaining to Africa
• Occitan: african — of or pertaining to Africa
• Odia: ଆଫ୍ରିକୀୟ (āphrikiya) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Pashto: افريقايي (afriqāyi) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Iranian Persian: آفْریقایی (âfriġâyi) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Polish: afrykański — of or pertaining to Africa
• Portuguese: africano — of or pertaining to Africa
• Romanian: african — of or pertaining to Africa
• Russian: африка́нский (afrikánskij) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Scottish Gaelic: Afragach — of or pertaining to Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: а̀фричкӣ — of or pertaining to Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: афрѝка̄нскӣ — of or pertaining to Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: àfričkī — of or pertaining to Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: afrìkānskī — of or pertaining to Africa
• Sicilian: africanu — of or pertaining to Africa
• Sicilian: fricanu (apheretic, subseded) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Slovak: africký — of or pertaining to Africa
• Slovene: afriški — of or pertaining to Africa
• Spanish: africano — of or pertaining to Africa
• Swahili: kiafrika — of or pertaining to Africa
• Swedish: afrikansk — of or pertaining to Africa
• Tagalog: Aprikahin — of or pertaining to Africa
• Tajik: африқоӣ (afriqoyi) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Telugu: ఆఫ్రికను (āphrikanu) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Thai: แอฟริกา (ɛ́p-frí-gaa) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Tigrinya: ኣፍሪቃዊ (ʾafriḳawi) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Turkish: Afrikalı — of or pertaining to Africa
• Turkmen: afrikaly — of or pertaining to Africa
• Ukrainian: африка́нський (afrykánsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Urdu: اَفْرِیقی (afrīqī) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Uyghur: ئافرىقىلىق (afriqiliq) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Uzbek: afrikalik — of or pertaining to Africa
• Vietnamese: Châu Phi — of or pertaining to Africa
• Vietnamese: Phi Châu — of or pertaining to Africa
• Volapük: Frikopik — of or pertaining to Africa
• Volapük: Fikopik — of or pertaining to Africa
• Welsh: Affricanaidd — of or pertaining to Africa
• Yiddish: אַפֿריקאַניש (afrikanish) — of or pertaining to Africa
• Afrikaans: Afrikaan — a native of Africa
• Albanian: afrikan — a native of Africa
• Albanian: afrikane — a native of Africa
• Arabic: إِفْرِيقِيّ (ʔifrīqiyy) — a native of Africa
• Arabic: إِفْرِيقِيَّة (ʔifrīqiyya) — a native of Africa
• Armenian: աֆրիկացի (afrikacʻi) — a native of Africa
• Azerbaijani: afrikalı — a native of Africa
• Belarusian: афрыка́нец (afrykánjec) — a native of Africa
• Belarusian: афрыка́нка (afrykánka) — a native of Africa
• Bengali: আফ্রিকান (aphrikan) — a native of Africa
• Breton: Afrikan — a native of Africa
• Breton: Afrikanez — a native of Africa
• Breton: Afrikanek — a native of Africa
• Bulgarian: африка́нец (afrikánec) — a native of Africa
• Bulgarian: африка́нка (afrikánka) — a native of Africa
• Burmese: အာဖရိကတိုက်သူ (ahpa.ri.ka.tuiksu) — a native of Africa
• Catalan: africà — a native of Africa
• Catalan: africana — a native of Africa
• Chinese Cantonese: 非洲人 (fei1 zau1 jan4) — a native of Africa
• Chinese Mandarin: 非洲人 (fēizhōurén) — a native of Africa
• Czech: Afričan — a native of Africa
• Czech: Afričanka — a native of Africa
• Danish: afrikaner — a native of Africa
• Dutch: Afrikaan — a native of Africa
• Dutch: Afrikaanse — a native of Africa
• Faroese: afrikani — a native of Africa
• Finnish: afrikkalainen — a native of Africa
• French: Africain — a native of Africa
• French: Africaine — a native of Africa
• North Frisian: aafrikooner — a native of Africa
• Galician: africano — a native of Africa
• Galician: africana — a native of Africa
• Georgian: აფრიკელი (apriḳeli) — a native of Africa
• German: Afrikaner — a native of Africa
• German: Afrikanerin — a native of Africa
• Greek: Αφρικανός (Afrikanós) — a native of Africa
• Greek: Αφρικανή (Afrikaní) — a native of Africa
• Ancient Greek: Ἄφρος (Áphros) — a native of Africa
• Hawaiian: ʻApelika — a native of Africa
• Hebrew: אַפְרִיקַאי (afrikái) — a native of Africa
• Hebrew: אפריקאית (afrikáit) — a native of Africa
• Hindi: अफ़्रीकी (afrīkī) — a native of Africa
• Hindi: हब्शी (habśī) — a native of Africa
• Hungarian: afrikai — a native of Africa
• Icelandic: Afríkumaður — a native of Africa
• Icelandic: Afríkubúi — a native of Africa
• Ido: Afrikano — a native of Africa
• Ido: Afrikanulo — a native of Africa
• Ido: Afrikanino — a native of Africa
• Irish: Afracach — a native of Africa
• Italian: africano — a native of Africa
• Italian: africana — a native of Africa
• Japanese: アフリカ人 (afurikajin) — a native of Africa
• Kazakh: африкалық (afrikalyq) — a native of Africa
• Korean: 아프리카인 (apeurikain) — a native of Africa
• Korean: 아프리카 사람 (apeurika saram) — a native of Africa
• Kyrgyz: африкалык (afrikalık) — a native of Africa
• Kyrgyz: африканец (afrikanets) — a native of Africa
• Latin: Āfer — a native of Africa
• Latvian: afrikānis — a native of Africa
• Latvian: afrikāniete — a native of Africa
• Lithuanian: afrikietis — a native of Africa
• Lithuanian: afrikietė — a native of Africa
• Macedonian: Африканец (Afrikanec) — a native of Africa
• Macedonian: Африканка (Afrikanka) — a native of Africa
• Norwegian Bokmål: afrikaner — a native of Africa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: afrikanar — a native of Africa
• Occitan: african — a native of Africa
• Odia: ଆଫ୍ରିକୀୟ (āphrikiya) — a native of Africa
• Ojibwe: makadewiiyaas — a native of Africa
• Pashto: افريقايي (afriqāyí) — a native of Africa
• Iranian Persian: آفْریقایی (âfriġâyi) — a native of Africa
• Polish: Afrykanin — a native of Africa
• Polish: Afrykanka — a native of Africa
• Portuguese: africano — a native of Africa
• Portuguese: africana — a native of Africa
• Romanian: african — a native of Africa
• Romanian: africană — a native of Africa
• Russian: африка́нец (afrikánec) — a native of Africa
• Russian: африка́нка (afrikánka) — a native of Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: Африка́нац — a native of Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: Афрѝка̄нка — a native of Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: Afrikánac — a native of Africa
• Serbo-Croatian: Afrìkānka — a native of Africa
• Slovak: Afričan — a native of Africa
• Slovak: Afričanka — a native of Africa
• Slovene: afričan — a native of Africa
• Slovene: afričanka — a native of Africa
• Upper Sorbian: Afričan — a native of Africa
• Upper Sorbian: Afričanka — a native of Africa
• Sotho: Moafrika — a native of Africa
• Spanish: africano — a native of Africa
• Spanish: africana — a native of Africa
• Swahili: Mwafrika — a native of Africa
• Swedish: afrikan — a native of Africa
• Tajik: африқоӣ (afriqoyi) — a native of Africa
• Telugu: ఆఫ్రికను (āphrikanu) — a native of Africa
• Turkish: Afrikalı — a native of Africa
• Turkmen: afrikaly — a native of Africa
• Ukrainian: африка́нець (afrykánecʹ) — a native of Africa
• Ukrainian: африка́нка (afrykánka) — a native of Africa
• Urdu: اَفْرِیقی (afrīqī) — a native of Africa
• Uyghur: ئافرىقىلىق (afriqiliq) — a native of Africa
• Uzbek: afrikalik — a native of Africa
• Vietnamese: người châu Phi — a native of Africa
• Vietnamese: người Phi châu — a native of Africa
• Volapük: Frikopan — a native of Africa
• Volapük: hi-Frikopan — a native of Africa
• Volapük: ji-Frikopan — a native of Africa
• Volapük: Fikopel — a native of Africa
• Welsh: Affricanwr — a native of Africa
• Yiddish: אַפֿריקאַנער (afrikaner) — a native of Africa
• Yiddish: אַפֿריקאַנערין (afrikanerin) — a native of Africa