Etymology

Afro-

Today it means: African Full definition →

Latin Āfrī
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  1. Latin · derived fromĀfrī
  2. English todayAfro-

Derived from Latin Āfrī, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

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