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Euroafrican
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English
Etymology
From en Euro- prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’ African adjective, noun. Compare en Eurafrican, which is attested later.Euro-African n. and adj 1650172815 July 2023
Pronunciation
en /ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/ /ˌjɔː-/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eurafrican.wav Southern England
en /jəɹoʊˈæfɹək(ə)n/ /jʊ-/ GA
en Eur o af ric an
Adjective
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en Eurafrican of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics; of a person: of mixed European and African descent; en specifically South Africa en colored belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa 1.
en 1997 Chuks Okpaluba; Nkonzo Hlatshwayo; Bekithemba Khumalo Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response 172 In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.
Noun
en Eurafrican a person of mixed European and African descent.
en 1997 Chuks Okpaluba; Nkonzo Hlatshwayo; Bekithemba Khumalo Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response 172 In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.
en anthropology A person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa.
Translations
synonym of Eurafrican Eurafrican
person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa
References
en terms suffixed with -an
en Africa Ethnicity Europe Multiracial