Meanings
proper noun
- Black Appalachia; Appalachia, viewed with an eye to its black population and their culture.
Origin
Blend of African + Appalachia, attributed to poet Frank X Walker.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Affrilachia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Affrilachia
MLA
“Affrilachia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Affrilachia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Affrilachia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Affrilachia.
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