| afresh |
once again; anew. |
| Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| African |
of or having to do with Africa, or its people or languages. [2 definitions] |
| African American |
an American who has ancestors of African descent. |
| African-American |
of or pertaining to Americans who have ancestors of African descent. |
| African National Congress |
South African political party founded in 1912, whose struggle to establish majority rule and eliminate apartheid led to the establishment in 1994 of South Africa's first multi-racial, democratically-elected government. |
| African violet |
any of several related tropical plants, very popular as houseplants, that have fuzzy dark green leaves and bear violet, pink, or white flowers. |
| Afrikaans |
a South African language developed from seventeenth-century Dutch. |
| Afrikaner |
a native South African of European descent, esp. one of Dutch ancestry. |
| Afro |
of or pertaining to Africa (often used in combination). [2 definitions] |
| Afro- |
African. |
| Afro-American |
(old-fashioned) of or pertaining to American Blacks, their African heritage, or their history or culture. [2 definitions] |
| Afro-Eurasia |
the land mass of Earth that includes all of Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
| AFS |
abbreviation of "American Field Service." |
| aft |
into, near, or toward the rear end of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| after |
behind in time, order, or place; later than. [12 definitions] |
| after a fashion |
in a limited or unsatisfactory manner. |
| after all |
used to remind the listener of an important fact or to ask the listener to consider this fact. [2 definitions] |
| afterbirth |
the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of a human or animal. |
| afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [2 definitions] |
| afterdamp |
a suffocating gas or mixture of gases that remains in a mine after a methane explosion or fire. |