Noun
The various cultures and peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, considered collectively.
Collectible objects, such as maps, documents and artifacts, peculiar to Africa, especially Southern Africa.
Africana is a word of many different meanings; to one it means books and other printed or manuscript material, to another it means objects other than books. For Africana Notes and News it is used in its widest sense ... it is restricted only from a geographical point of view; it denotes not the whole of Africa but only Southern Africa. (Africana Notes & News, 1943)
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition. Source: Internet
But a dean told Becknell that the University of New Mexico was focused on elevating Chicano Studies to a department and an upgrade of Africana Studies wasn’t in the immediate plans, the lawsuit claims. Source: Internet
Flavoring Aloe perryi, A. barbadensis, A. ferox, and hybrids of this species with A. africana and A. spicata are listed as natural flavoring substances in the US government Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Source: Internet
Cassava is sometimes described as the 'bread of the tropics' citation but should not be confused with the tropical and equatorial bread tree (Encephalartos), the breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) or the African breadfruit (Treculia africana). Source: Internet
Henry Louis Gates and Anthony Appiah (eds), Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Basic Civitas Books, 1999, p. 1171. Source: Internet
Africana Studies is the study of the interrelated histories, arts, politics, intellectual currents and cultural products of Africa and the African diaspora. Source: Internet