/ Dictionary / Index A African: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Af•ri•can Pronunciation: (af'ri-kun), [key] — adj. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa —n. a native or inhabitant of Africa. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: african (Thesaurus) Africa Africana Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language