Eurafrican

English

Etymology

Euro- +‎ African. Attested since 1884.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊəˈɹæfɹɪkən/

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Adjective

Eurafrican (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined

   Synonym: Eurafric

2. Of European and African descent

   Synonym: Afropean

Translations

relating to Europe and Africa

• Italian: eurafricano (it)

Noun

Eurafrican (plural Eurafricans)

1. An African with European ancestors.
2. Someone of mixed European and African heritage.
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153:

     Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.

   Synonym: Afropean