Africanness’
also, africa. of or from ; belonging to the black peoples of .
a native or inhabitant of .
(loosely) a black or other person of african ancestry.
adjective
denoting or relating to africa or any of its peoples, languages, nations, etc
noun
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of any of the countries of africa
a member or descendant of any of the peoples of africa, esp a black person
n.
old english africanas (plural), from latin afric-n-s (adj.), from africa (see africa). used of white residents of africa from 1815; of black residents of the u.s. from 1790. as an adjective, by 1560s.
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