Eurafrican
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun), probably modelled after Eurasian. Compare Euroafrican, Euro-African, which are attested earlier.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /jʊ(ə)ˈɹæfɹɪk(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /jəˈɹæfɹəkən/, /jʊ-/
- Hyphenation: Eur‧af‧ric‧an
Adjective
[edit]Eurafrican (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
- Synonyms: Eurafric, Euroafrican
- Of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of 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)”)
- Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican
- (anthropology, archaic) Of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Related terms
[edit]- Eurafrica
- Euroafrican, Euro-African (adjective, noun)
Translations
[edit]of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics
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of a person: of mixed European and African descent
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synonym of colored — see colored
of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
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Noun
[edit]Eurafrican (plural Eurafricans)
- A person of mixed European and African descent.
- Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican
- 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.
- An African person with European ancestors.
- (South Africa) Synonym of colored (“a person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”) [from late 19th c.]
- Synonym: Euroafrican
Translations
[edit]person of mixed European and African descent
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African person with European ancestors
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synonym of colored — see colored
References
[edit]- ^ Compare “Eurafrican, n. and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2023.
- ^ “Eurafrican, adj. and n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Eurafrican”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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