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Eurafrican

Syllables: Eur·af·ric·an/jʊ(ə)ˈɹæfɹɪk(ə)n/US/jəˈɹæfɹəkən/

Eurafrican adjective: of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.

Adjective

Eurafrican (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
    • 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.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 12
  2. 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)”).
  3. (archaic) Of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

Noun

Eurafrican (plural Eurafricans)

  1. A person of mixed European and African descent.
    • 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.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153
    1. An African person with European ancestors.
    2. (South Africa) Synonym of colored (“a person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”).

Synonyms of Eurafrican

Forms of Eurafrican

pluralEurafricans

Origin of Eurafrican

From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun), probably modelled after Eurasian. Compare Euroafrican, Euro-African, which are attested earlier.

Questions about Eurafrican

What does Eurafrican mean?
Eurafrican means of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
What part of speech is Eurafrican?
Eurafrican can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Eurafrican?
Eurafrican is pronounced /jʊ(ə)ˈɹæfɹɪk(ə)n/ (UK).

Words near Eurafrican in the dictionary

  1. Eurack
  2. Eurafrasia
  3. Eurafrasian
  4. Eurafric
  5. Eurafrica
  6. Eurafrican
  7. Eurafricans
  8. Eurailer
  9. Eurailers
  10. Euramerica
  11. Euramerican

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