Eurafrican
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Euro- + African. Attested since 1884.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Eurafrican (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined
- Synonym: Eurafric
- Of European and African descent
- Synonym: Afropean
Translations[edit]
relating to Europe and Africa
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Noun[edit]
Eurafrican (plural Eurafricans)
- An African with European ancestors.
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “Eurafrican”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.