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[ af-rik ] / ˈæf rɪk /
Origin of Afric1580–90; <Latin Āfricus, equivalent to Āfr-, stem of Āfer African + -icus-ic Words nearby AfricA-frame, Afrasia, Afrasian, afreet, afresh, Afric, Africa, African, Africana, African American, African American English Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AfricThe river water, by the way, is a muddy yellow now and leaves a deep deposit of Afric's golden sand in your glass or basin. And she returned to Afric, vowing unto Thee never to know any other man, leaving with me my son by her. The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine At least he appears to have sought the company of those parlous beasts in their native Afric wilds. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, November 7, 1891|Various My father was a wealthy merchant, who traded between the inland countries of Afric and the ports of the Red Sea. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century|Samuel Johnson
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