Central African

noun

A person from Central Africa or the Central African Republic or of Central African descent.

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Meanings

nounCentral African (plural Central Africans)

plural Central Africans

  1. A person from Central Africa or the Central African Republic or of Central African descent.
adjectiveCentral African (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people.
  2. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Central African Republic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
central african republican

Origin

From Central Africa + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Sentraal-Afrikaan, Sentraal-Afrikaans
  • Sentraal-Afrikaanperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Sentraal-Afrikaansof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Catalan centreafricà, centreafricana
  • centreafricàperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centreafricanaperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centreafricàof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Chinese Mandarin 中非人, 中非
  • 中非人 (Zhōngfēirén)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • 中非 (Zhōngfēi)of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Dutch Centraal-Afrikaan, Centraal-Afrikaanse
  • Centraal-Afrikaanperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Centraal-Afrikaanseperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Centraal-Afrikaansof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Finnish keskiafrikkalainen, keskiafrikkalainen
  • keskiafrikkalainenperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • keskiafrikkalainenof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
French Centrafricain, centrafricain
  • Centrafricainperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricainof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
German Zentralafrikaner, Zentralafrikanerin
  • Zentralafrikanerperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Zentralafrikanerinperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • zentralafrikanischof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Greek Κεντροαφρικανός, Κεντροαφρικανή
  • Κεντροαφρικανός (Kentroafrikanós)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Κεντροαφρικανή (Kentroafrikaní)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • κεντροαφρικανικός (kentroafrikanikós)of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Hungarian közép-afrikai, közép-afrikai
  • közép-afrikaiperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • közép-afrikaiof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Icelandic Mið-Afríkumaður, Mið-Afríkumenn
  • Mið-Afríkumaðurperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • Mið-Afríkumennperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • miðafrískurof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Italian centrafricano, centrafricana
  • centrafricanoperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricanaperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricaniperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricaneperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricanoof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Japanese 中央アフリカ人
  • 中央アフリカ人 (Chūō Afurikajin)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
Norwegian Bokmål sentralafrikaner, sentralafrikansk
  • sentralafrikanerperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • sentralafrikanskof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Polish środkowoafrykański
  • środkowoafrykańskiof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Portuguese centro-africano, centro-africano
  • centro-africanoperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centro-africanoof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Romanian centrafrican, centrafricană
  • centrafricanperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricanăperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centrafricanof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Russian центральноафрика́нец, центральноафрика́нка
  • центральноафрика́нец (centralʹnoafrikánec)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • центральноафрика́нка (centralʹnoafrikánka)person from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • центральноафрика́нский (centralʹnoafrikánskij)of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Spanish centroafricano, centroafricano
  • centroafricanoperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centroafricanoof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Swedish centralafrikan, centralafrikansk
  • centralafrikanperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
  • centralafrikanskof, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
Turkish Orta Afrikalı
  • Orta Afrikalıperson from Central Africa or of Central African descent
Ukrainian центральноафрика́нський
  • центральноафрика́нський (centralʹnoafrykánsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people
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APA

Central African. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African

MLA

“Central African.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central African,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African.

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