afro-argentine

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Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

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"Following the destruction of the free black battalions at Sipe-Sipe, the Afro-Argentine representation in the armed forces consisted almost entirely of ..."
"An obviously discontented unit was the Afro-Argentine Fourth Cazadores, which between November 1827 and October 1829 lost 31 soldiers dead and ..."
"A great percentage of Afro-Argentine males served in the army,..."
"A third is that they perished while serving in the special Afro-Argentine male battalions of the army."
"Half of San Martin's army was comprised of Afro-Argentine soldiers. Slaves could earn their freedom by serving in the military, and some Afro-Argentine men..."
"In the case of Afro-Argentines, as in the case of Argentina's Indians and gauchos, this tactic arguably succeeded. Although blacks constituted about 10 percent of Argentina's population in 1810, by 1887 their numbers had dropped to less than 2 percent, and have continued to drop down to the present day. ..."

Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- English Argentine English Afro-Argentine From Afro- + Argentine.

Afro-Argentinian (alternative) Afro-Argentines (plural)