单词 | African |
释义 | African (once / 184 pages) nadj If you’re African, you’re from Africa. If you’re African-American, your ancestors are from Africa. African music comes from guess where? African refers to anyone or anything from a country on the African continent. An African is a person from any African country. Whether you're from Angola, Uganda, Batswana, or any other African country, you're an African. Anything related to Africa can also be called African. African music, for example, has inspired many other genres, like jazz, blues, and good ol’ rock and roll. Since Africa is the home of the earliest humans, we owe a lot to the African continent. WORD FAMILYAfrican: Africans USAGE EXAMPLESSeparately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman's suitcase. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) At Abuja airport, a South African Airways plane was damaged on landing in August. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The trial is the first since France started investigating African leaders accused of illegally acquiring wealth. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a native or inhabitant of Africa Exp|Hypo|Hyper Cleopatra beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) Hannibalgeneral who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC) Hasdrubalgeneral who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC) Black African an African who is Black Eurafricana person of mixed European and African descent Algeriana native or inhabitant of Algeria Angolana native or inhabitant of Angola Basothoa member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho Bantua member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa Beninesea native or inhabitant of Benin Burundiana native or inhabitant of Burundi Camerooniana native or inhabitant of Cameroon Carthaginiana native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage Chadiana native or inhabitant of Chad Cewa, Chewa, Chichewaa member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe Congolesea native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo Djiboutiana native or inhabitant of Djibouti Egyptiana native or inhabitant of Egypt Ethiopiana native or inhabitant of Ethiopia Ewea member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana Fellata, Fula, Fulah, Fulani, Fulbea member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Gabonesea native or inhabitant of Gabon Kenyana native or inhabitant of Kenya Liberiana native or inhabitant of Liberia Libyana native or inhabitant of Libya Madagascana native or inhabitant of Madagascar Malawiana native or inhabitant of Malawi Maliana native or inhabitant of Mali Mauritaniana native or inhabitant of Mauritania Moroccana native or inhabitant of Morocco Mozambicana native or inhabitant of Mozambique Namibiana native or inhabitant of Namibia Nigeriana native or inhabitant of Nigeria Nigeriena native or inhabitant of Niger Senegalesea native or inhabitant of Senegal Sierra Leoneana native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone South Africana native or inhabitant of South Africa Sudanesea native or inhabitant of Sudan Swazia member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas Tanzaniana native or inhabitant of Tanzania Togolesea native or inhabitant of Togo Tuarega member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara Tunisiana native or inhabitant of Tunisia Ugandana native or inhabitant of Uganda Gambiana native or inhabitant of Gambia Ghaniana native or inhabitant of Ghana Guineana native or inhabitant of Guinea Rwandana native or inhabitant of Rwanda Somali, Somaliana member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia Xhosaa member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa Zairean, Zairesea native or inhabitant of Zaire Zambiana native or inhabitant of Zambia Zimbabweana native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe Zulua member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities Berbera member of an indigenous people of northern Africa Afrikander, Afrikaner, Boera white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans Almoravida member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain Angolesea member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola Hereroa member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola Hutua member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi Chiluba, Lubaa member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo Sothoa member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages Batswana, Bechuana, Tswanaa member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa Tutsi, Watusi, Watutsia member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi Coptan Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians Amharaa member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia Eritreana native or inhabitant of Eritrea Thebanan Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes Hausa, Haussaa member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria Edoa member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria Igboa member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria Yorubaa member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria Cairenea native or inhabitant of Cairo Nubiana native or inhabitant of Nubia Riff, Riffiana Berber living in northern Morocco Shonaa member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2adj of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples African languages |
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