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Af
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Appendix:Variations of "af"
Translingual
Symbol
tropical rainforest climate
English
Etymology
en African.
Pronunciation
en /æf/ British
en æf 1
Noun
en dated colloquial A native African (not white-skinned) in Rhodesia.
en 1978 The Bridge 3-4 15 Actually, they say, they get on quite well with the Afs. Just have a look around the country: no hostile glares or haughtiness when whites and blacks pass in the streets, none of the riots or strikes
en 2010 Roger Marston Own Goals iv the collapse of the white myths about the country: that it was a free society, that the “Afs” were happy and contented, that white culture was firmly rooted in a stable population,
Anagrams
en af fa FA F/A
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh affo, from lb gem-pro *apô. Cognate with de Affe, en ape, nl aap, is api.
Pronunciation
lb /aːf/
lb aːf 1
Noun
m
ape, monkey
lb Primates