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afrocentrism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
afro-cen-trism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Black African ethnocentrism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Afro- + -centrism. The adjective Afrocentric dates to the early 1960s; Afrocentrism is attested from the late 1960s or early 1970s, both in the context of the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the United States.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Afrocentricism (alternative)

Derived Forms

Afrocentrist

Phrases

Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanist

Frequently Paired Words

Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanist

Synonyms

Africanism

Questions

What does afrocentrism mean?
Black African ethnocentrism.
Where does afrocentrism come from?
From Afro- + -centrism. The adjective Afrocentric dates to the early 1960s; Afrocentrism is attested from the late 1960s or early 1970s, both in the context of the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the United States.

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