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Eurafrican
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English
2024 May 21
Etymology
en ine-pro *h₁wer-
From en Euro- prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’ African adjective, noun, probably modelled after en Eurasian. Compare en Euroafrican, en Euro-African, which are attested earlier.Compare n. and adj 2209916696 September 2023adj. and n
Pronunciation
en /jʊ(ə)ˈɹæfɹɪk(ə)n/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eurafrican.wav Southern England
en /jəˈɹæfɹəkən/ /jʊ-/ GA
en Eur af ric an
Adjective
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Of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
en Eurafric Euroafrican
en The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon 2025 Cid Swanenvleugel 12 The Eurafrican substrate [hypothesis] is based mainly on comparisons between Sardinian, Berber and Basque, as well as on comparanda from Gallo-Romance and Insular Celtic.
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 (black, white, and Asian) 1.
en Afropean Euroafrican
en anthropology archaic Of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Related terms
en Eurafrica
en Euroafrican, en Euro-African adjective, noun
Translations
of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics
Finnish: fi euro-afrikkalainen
French: fr eurafricain
Italian: it eurafricano
Macedonian: mk
Romanian: ro eurafrican
of a person: of mixed European and African descent
Finnish: fi eurooppalais-afrikkalainen
Macedonian: mk
synonym of colored colored
of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Finnish: fi Välimereltä adverbial
Macedonian: mk
Noun
A person of mixed European and African descent.
en Afropean Euroafrican
en w:William Irwin Thompson The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture London Rider/Hutchinson & Co. 1981 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.
An African person with European ancestors.
en South Africa en colored a person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). from late 19th c.
en Euroafrican
Translations
person of mixed European and African descent
Finnish: fi eurooppalais-afrikkalainen
Macedonian: mk
African person with European ancestors
Finnish: fi eurooppalais-afrikkalainen
Macedonian: mk
synonym of colored colored
References
Further reading
en terms suffixed with -an
en Africa Ethnicity Europe Multiracial