Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

africanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
african-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Afrocentrism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English African Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Africanism From African + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Africanisms (plural)

Phrases

Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanist

Frequently Paired Words

Afrocentric Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanist

Questions

What does africanism mean?
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
Where does africanism come from?
Etymology tree English African Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Africanism From African + -ism.

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