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Meaning of Africana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˌæfɹɪˈkænə/

Definitions

Collectible objects, such as maps, documents and artifacts, peculiar to Africa, especially Southern Africa.
plural, plural-only
The various cultures and peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, considered collectively.
plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Italiano africana africana

Português africana africana

Examples

“Africana is a word of many different meanings; to one it means books and other printed or manuscript material, to another it means objects other than books. For Africana Notes and News it is used in its widest sense ... it is restricted only from a geographical point of view; it denotes not the whole of Africa but only Southern Africa. (Africana Notes & News, 1943)”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Africander Africaness Africanfuturism Africanfuturist Africanis Africanisation