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Central African

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of, from, or pertaining to the Central African Republic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 3

A person from Central Africa (the Central African Republic) or of Central African descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Central Africa + -an.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Sentraal-Afrikaans — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Asturian: centroafricanu — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Catalan: centreafricà — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中非 (Zhōngfēi) — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Dutch: Centraal-Afrikaans — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Finnish: keskiafrikkalainen — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • French: centrafricain — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Galician: centroafricano — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • German: zentralafrikanisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Greek: κεντροαφρικανικός (kentroafrikanikós) — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Hungarian: közép-afrikai — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Icelandic: miðafrískur — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Italian: centrafricano — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sentralafrikansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sentralafrikansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Polish: środkowoafrykański — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Portuguese: centro-africano — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Romanian: centrafrican — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Russian: центральноафрика́нский (centralʹnoafrikánskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Spanish: centroafricano — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Swedish: centralafrikansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Ukrainian: центральноафрика́нський (centralʹnoafrykánsʹkyj) — Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people
  • Afrikaans: Sentraal-Afrikaan — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Asturian: centroafricanu — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Asturian: centroafricana — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Catalan: centreafricà — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Catalan: centreafricana — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中非人 (Zhōngfēirén) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Dutch: Centraal-Afrikaan — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Dutch: Centraal-Afrikaanse — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Finnish: keskiafrikkalainen — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • French: Centrafricain — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Galician: centroafricano — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • German: Zentralafrikaner — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • German: Zentralafrikanerin — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Greek: Κεντροαφρικανός (Kentroafrikanós) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Greek: Κεντροαφρικανή (Kentroafrikaní) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Hungarian: közép-afrikai — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Icelandic: Mið-Afríkumaður — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Icelandic: Mið-Afríkumenn — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Italian: centrafricano — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Italian: centrafricana — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Italian: centrafricani — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Italian: centrafricane — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Japanese: 中央アフリカ人 (Chūō Afurikajin) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sentralafrikaner — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sentralafrikan — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sentralafrikanar — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Portuguese: centro-africano — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Romanian: centrafrican — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Romanian: centrafricană — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Russian: центральноафрика́нец (centralʹnoafrikánec) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Russian: центральноафрика́нка (centralʹnoafrikánka) — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Spanish: centroafricano — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Swedish: centralafrikan — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Turkish: Orta Afrikalı — A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent