Meanings
adjectiveWest African (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to West Africa, its people, or its culture.
nounWest African (plural West Africans)
plural West Africans
- A West African person; one who comes from or lives in West Africa.
Translations
Bengali পশ্চিম আফ্রিকী, পশ্চিম আফ্রিকী
- পশ্চিম আফ্রিকী (pościm aphriki)relating to West Africa
- পশ্চিম আফ্রিকী (pościm aphriki)who comes from or lives in West Africa
Bulgarian западноафрика́нски
- западноафрика́нски (zapadnoafrikánski)relating to West Africa
Chinese Mandarin 西非的
- 西非的 (Xīfēi de)relating to West Africa
Czech západoafrický
- západoafrickýrelating to West Africa
Danish vestafrikansk
- vestafrikanskrelating to West Africa
Dutch West-Afrikaans, West-Afrikaan
- West-Afrikaansrelating to West Africa
- West-Afrikaanwho comes from or lives in West Africa
- West-Afrikaansewho comes from or lives in West Africa
Finnish länsiafrikkalainen
- länsiafrikkalainenrelating to West Africa
French ouest-africain
- ouest-africainrelating to West Africa
German westafrikanisch, Westafrikaner
- westafrikanischrelating to West Africa
- Westafrikanerwho comes from or lives in West Africa
- Westafrikanerinwho comes from or lives in West Africa
Greek δυτικοαφρικανικός
- δυτικοαφρικανικός (dytikoafrikanikós)relating to West Africa
Hungarian nyugat-afrikai
- nyugat-afrikairelating to West Africa
Japanese 西アフリカの
- 西アフリカの (Nishi Afurika no)relating to West Africa
Norwegian Bokmål vestafrikansk
- vestafrikanskrelating to West Africa
Polish zachodnioafrykański
- zachodnioafrykańskirelating to West Africa
Russian западноафрика́нский
- западноафрика́нский (zapadnoafrikánskij)relating to West Africa
Slovak západoafrický
- západoafrickýrelating to West Africa
Swedish västafrikansk
- västafrikanskrelating to West Africa
Ukrainian західноафрика́нський
- західноафрика́нський (zaxidnoafrykánsʹkyj)relating to West Africa
Cite this entry
APA
West African. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20African
MLA
“West African.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20African. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West African,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20African.
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