West African wes·taf·ri·can uncommon adjective (1) noun (1) adjective 1. of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa SynonymsWest African noun 1. a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa SynonymsWest African Related words Broader terms Niger-Congo Narrower terms FulaSererWolof Pertaining to West Africa WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.