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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
Uzo Aduba

Meaning of "West African" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEST AFRICAN

West African  [wɛst ˈæfrɪkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEST AFRICAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
West African is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WEST AFRICAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

West African

West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent. In line with the current membership of the Economic Community of West African States, West Africa has been defined in Africa as including the sixteen countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Definition of West African in the English dictionary

The definition of West African in the dictionary is of or relating to West Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEST AFRICAN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
Armorican
ɑːˈmɒrɪkən
Asian-American
ˈeɪʒənəˈmerɪkən
awe-stricken
ˈɔːˌstrɪkən
awestricken
ˈɔːˌstrɪkən
bricken
ˈbrɪkən
horror-stricken
ˈhɒrəˌstrɪkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Latino-American
læˈtiːnəʊəˌmerɪkən
love-stricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
lovestricken
ˈlʌvstrɪkən
Meso-American
ˌmiːzəʊəˈmɛrɪkən
Mesoamerican
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
moonstricken
ˈmuːnˌstrɪkən
plague-stricken
ˈpleɪɡˌstrɪkən
planet-stricken
ˈplænɪtˌstrɪkən
stricken
ˈstrɪkən
thunderstricken
ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEST AFRICAN

West Africa
West Atlantic
West Bank
West Bengal
West Berkshire
West Berlin
West Berliner
West Bromwich
west by north
west by south
West Coast jazz
West Country
West Dunbartonshire
West End
West Ender
West Flanders
West German
West Germanic
West Germany
West Glamorgan

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEST AFRICAN

African-American
all-American
Anglo-American
anti-American
Central American
Dominican
Early American
East African
jerrican
Latin American
Native American
North African
North American
Pan-African
Pan-American
pro-American
South African
South American
Spanish-American
Ugly American
un-American

Synonyms and antonyms of West African in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «West African» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEST AFRICAN

Find out the translation of West African to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of West African from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «West African» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西非
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

África Occidental
570 millions of speakers

English

West African
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिम अफ्रीकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرب أفريقيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Западной Африки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oeste Africano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিম আফ্রিকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afrique de l´Ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afrika Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

West African
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西アフリカの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서 아프리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afrika Kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு ஆப்பிரிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिम आफ्रिकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı Afrika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dell´Africa occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

West African
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Західної Африки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Africa de Vest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δυτικής Αφρικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes-Afrika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Västafrikanska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

West African
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of West African

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST AFRICAN»

The term «West African» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST AFRICAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about West African

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7 QUOTES WITH «WEST AFRICAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word West African.
1
Uzo Aduba
My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
2
Philip Emeagwali
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources.
3
Quincy Jones
Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.'
4
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
In Nigeria, along with its West African neighbor Ghana, women are now starting businesses in greater numbers than men.
5
John McWhorter
The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional dialects of Great Britain that slaves in America were exposed to because they often worked alongside the indentured servants who spoke those dialects that we often learn about in school.
6
Christian Scott
Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!
7
Taiye Selasi
I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEST AFRICAN»

Discover the use of West African in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to West African and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
West African Rhythms for Drumset
Based on four Ghanaian rhythmic groups (Sikyi, Adowa, Gahu and Akom), this book and CD will provide drumset players with a "new" vocabulary based on some of the oldest and most influential rhythms in the world.
Royal James Hartigan, Abraham Adzenyah, Freeman Donkor, 1995
2
West African Folktales
This collection is unique in that the translations preserve the simplicity and directness of the original tales. No attempt was made to doctor them for Western sensitivities or to alter or expand them.
Jack Berry, Richard Spears, 1991
3
Ancient West African Kingdoms
Provides an overview of the culture and civilizations of the ancient West African Kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai.
Jane Shuter, 2008
4
West African Pop Roots
" --Publishers Weekly Against the backdrop of increasing ambivalence in the federal government commitment to race-based employment policies, this book reveals how African-Americans first broke into professional and managerial jobs in ...
John Collins, 2010
5
West African Trade: A Study of Competition, Oligopoly and ...
This groundbreaking work from the hugely influential economist P. T. Bauer, first published in 1954 and reissued with a new introduction in 1963, is a thorough and detailed analysis of the findings of the Colonial Economic Research ...
P. T. Bauer, 2012
6
West African Popular Theatre
This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western ...
Karin Barber, 1997
7
Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples
Though he makes no claim for this as the complete scholarly edition, he does provide helpful scholarly notes, a glossary, and a good bibliography. . . . Summing up: Highly recommended." --L. W. Yoder, CHOICE
David C. Conrad, Djanka Tassey Condé, 2004
8
West African Psychology: A Comparative Study of ...
The first comparative account of West African psychological beliefs regarding the soul, and the spiritual powers of man and animals.
Edward Geoffrey Parrinder, 2002
9
A West African cook book
A step-by-step guide to West African cooking which contains simple recipes for a variety of exotic dishes and includes instructions on their preparation
Ellen Gibson Wilson, 1971
10
Magical Realism in West African Fiction
This book focuses on the cultural politics of magical realism, as exemplified in the fiction of Syl Cheney-Coker, Ben Okri and Kojo Laing and contextualizes their fiction within current debate.
Brenda Cooper, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEST AFRICAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term West African is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ebola Death Toll in Three West African Countries Most Hit by Virus …
ZURICH—Nearly 7,000 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the three West African countries most affected by the current outbreak, according to ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
2
EU aids Ebola fight with more funds, equipment and drugs for west
The European Union is stepping up its fight against Ebola, sending more funds, medication and supplies to the three west African countries most affected by the ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
3
UN Agency Says 13000 Infected With Ebola in West African Nations
ZURICH—More than 13,000 people have been infected in the three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
4
Australia instigates Ebola-prompted ban on travel from West Africa
In the fight against Ebola, Australia has said: No thanks. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced "strong controls" on arrivals from West African countries ... «CNN, Oct 14»
5
West African woman tests negative for Ebola in Australian hospital
SYDNEY An 18-year-old West African woman has tested negative for Ebola after emigrating to Australia from Guinea with her family 12 days ago, state health ... «Reuters, Oct 14»
6
State Mandates Quarantine for Some Travelers from Three West
Some airline passengers arriving into Chicago from three West African countries will be put under a mandatory home quarantine, Illinois health officials ... «NBC Chicago, Oct 14»
7
NYC Health Department Monitoring Residents Returning From West
... begun “active monitoring” of people returning to New York from West African ... Ebola patient — Dr. Craig Spencer, who lives in West Harlem and contracted ... «New York Observer, Oct 14»
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West Africa travelers allowed through just 5 US airports, some say …
There are now only five ways for travelers from the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola to get into the U.S — and one of them is Kennedy Airport. The four ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»
9
"Our people are dying": West African leaders plead for Ebola aid at …
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Presidents of West African countries ravaged by Ebola pleaded for aid at the World Bank on Thursday as the U.S. military ramped up its ... «CBS News, Oct 14»
10
CDC Director: Sealing Borders, Isolating West African Nations …
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta/AP) — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that isolating or imposing a travel ban of West Africa would ... «CBS Local, Oct 14»

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