Named Groups

Central African People

People native to or inhabitants of the CENTRAL AFRICA including CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHAD; CONGO; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; GABON; and SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE. It includes indigenous peoples in the Congo Basin. Sometimes people native or inhabitants of the country of Central African Republic are referred to as Central Africans.

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Abstract

People native to or inhabitants of the CENTRAL AFRICA including CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHAD; CONGO; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; GABON; and SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE. It includes indigenous peoples in the Congo Basin. Sometimes people native or inhabitants of the country of Central African Republic are referred to as Central Africans.

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Synonyms

28 entry terms
  • Central African Person
  • Central Africans
  • Middle African People
  • Middle African Person
  • Middle Africans
  • African People, Central
  • African People, Middle
  • African Peoples, Central
  • African Peoples, Middle
  • African Person, Central
  • African Person, Middle
  • African Persons, Central
  • African Persons, Middle
  • African, Central
  • African, Middle
  • Africans, Central
  • Africans, Middle
  • Central African Peoples
  • Central African Persons
  • Middle African
  • Middle African Peoples
  • Middle African Persons
  • People, Central African
  • People, Middle African
  • Person, Central African
  • Person, Middle African
  • Persons, Central African
  • Persons, Middle African

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Central African Republic (1964-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central African People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094845. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094845
  2. Central African People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116858833