African Definition–adjective | 1. | Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa | –noun | 2. | a native or inhabitant of Africa. | | 3. | (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry. | |
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American Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen. | | 2. | of
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Artist Definition–noun | 1. | a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria. | | 2. | a person who practices one of the fine arts, esp. a painter or sculptor. | | 3. | a person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.: a commercial artist. | | 4. | a person who works in one of the performing arts, as an actor, musician, or singer; a public performer: a mime artist; an artist of the dance. | | 5. | a person whose work exhibits exceptional skill. | | 6. | a person who is expert at trickery or deceit: He's an artist with cards. | |
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