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femalism

femalism noun: a form of African feminism.

Noun

femalism (uncountable)

  1. A form of African feminism.
    • In line with femalism, African womanism is committed to the quest for total freedom of the colonized African men and women.2004, Chioma Carol Opara, Her Mother's Daughter: The African Writer as Woman, page 20

Origin of femalism

From female + -ism.

Questions about femalism

What does femalism mean?
Femalism means a form of African feminism.
What part of speech is femalism?
Femalism is a noun.

Words near femalism in the dictionary

  1. femaler
  2. females
  3. femalest
  4. femalia
  5. femalish
  6. femalism
  7. femalist
  8. femalists
  9. femalities
  10. femality
  11. femalization

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