Africanism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(af′ri kə niz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Af•ri•can•ism  (af′ri kə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologysomething that is characteristic of African culture or tradition.
  2. Linguisticsa word, term, or the like, that has been adopted from an African language.
  3. AnthropologyAfrican culture, ideals, or advancement.
  • African + -ism 1635–45

'Africanism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pan-African - Pan-Africanism

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