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Synonyms of African

7 similar words

Another word for African is Afro-. Other synonyms of African are Nubian, Aethiopian, Ethiop, Ethiope and Ethiopian.

Synonyms and similar words for African

nounA native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Afro-African.
Nubian literary
Aethiopian obsolete
Ethiop obsolete
Ethiope obsolete
Ethiopian obsolete
Libyan obsoleteA person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

Meaning of African

adjective Of or pertaining to Africa.
adjective Black; (dated, offensive) synonym of negroid.
noun A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

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Questions about synonyms of African

What is another word for African?: African has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Afro-, Nubian, Aethiopian, Ethiop, Ethiope, Ethiopian and Libyan.
What does African mean?: African means of or pertaining to Africa.

Adapted from Wiktionary: African (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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