— Africanness , n.
/af"ri keuhn/ , adj.
1. Also, Africa . of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa
n.
2. a native or inhabitant of Africa.
3. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry.
[ Africanus, equiv. to Afric ( us ) AFRIC + -anus -AN; cf. ME Aufrican, OE Africanas (nom. pl.) ]