/a.fʁi.kɛ̃/
Translation
African
Word origin
From Latin Africanus, the adjective formed from Africa. English African comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- Africanus
- English cognates
- African
Grammar
Examples
l'.
She is studying several African languages at university.
.
This musician plays traditional African music.
continent .
The African continent has more than fifty countries.
Like other nationality words, changes with capitalisation and part of speech: lowercase as an adjective (la musique africaine), capitalised as a noun for a person (un Africain, une Africaine).
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