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Africology

Africology noun: an interdisciplinary academic discipline that studies the history and culture of African people around the world.

Noun

Africology (uncountable)

  1. (humanities) An interdisciplinary academic discipline that studies the history and culture of African people around the world.
    Synonyms:
    Africanistics, Black studies

Synonyms of Africology

Origin of Africology

From Africa + -o- + -logy.

Words formed from Africology

Questions about Africology

What does Africology mean?
Africology means an interdisciplinary academic discipline that studies the history and culture of African people around the world.
What part of speech is Africology?
Africology is a noun.

Words near Africology in the dictionary

  1. Africo-American
  2. Africoes
  3. Africological
  4. Africologist
  5. Africologists
  6. Africology
  7. AFRICOM
  8. Africoon
  9. Africoon Americoon
  10. Africoon-Americoon
  11. Africoon-Americoons

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