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Afrocentrism

Afrocentrism noun: black African ethnocentrism.

Noun

Afrocentrism (uncountable)

  1. Black African ethnocentrism.
    Synonyms:
    Africanism

Synonyms of Afrocentrism

Forms of Afrocentrism

alternative formAfrocentricism

Origin of Afrocentrism

From Afro- + -centrism. The adjective Afrocentric dates to the early 1960s; Afrocentrism is attested from the late 1960s or early 1970s, both in the context of the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the United States.

Words formed from Afrocentrism

Questions about Afrocentrism

What does Afrocentrism mean?
Afrocentrism means black African ethnocentrism.
What part of speech is Afrocentrism?
Afrocentrism is a noun.

Words near Afrocentrism in the dictionary

  1. Afrocentric
  2. Afrocentrically
  3. Afrocentricism
  4. Afrocentricities
  5. Afrocentricity
  6. Afrocentrism
  7. Afrocentrist
  8. Afrocentrists
  9. Afrocoon
  10. Afrocoons
  11. Afrocosmopolitan

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