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Afro-Caribbean

Afro-Caribbean noun: a person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.

Noun

Afro-Caribbean (plural Afro-Caribbeans)

  1. A person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.

Adjective

Afro-Caribbean (not comparable)

  1. Of African descent via the Caribbean.
    • Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.2025 August 15, Jon Pareles, “10 New Songs You Need to Hear: Khalid, Jay Som, Steve Lacy and More”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of Afro-Caribbean

pluralAfro-Caribbeans

Origin of Afro-Caribbean

From Afro- + Caribbean.

Questions about Afro-Caribbean

What does Afro-Caribbean mean?
Afro-Caribbean means a person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.
What part of speech is Afro-Caribbean?
Afro-Caribbean can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Afro-Caribbean?
The plural of Afro-Caribbean is Afro-Caribbeans.

Words near Afro-Caribbean in the dictionary

  1. Afro-Asiaticist
  2. Afro-Asiaticists
  3. Afro-Baptist
  4. Afro-Baptists
  5. Afro-Brazilian
  6. Afro-Caribbean
  7. Afro-Caribbeans
  8. Afro-Christianity
  9. Afro-Cuban
  10. Afro-Cuban jazz
  11. Afro-Dutch

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