Meanings
nounAfricanness (usually uncountable, plural Africannesses)
plural Africannesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being African.
She wrestled with her own Africanness. I could see her pain and confusion but there was nothing I could do.
2019, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, “Manchester Happened”, in Manchester Happened, Oneworld Publications (2020), page 73
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bengali আফ্রিকিয়ানা
- আফ্রিকিয়ানা (aphrikiẏana)the state or quality of being African
Bulgarian африканскост
- африканскост (afrikanskost)the state or quality of being African
Finnish afrikkalaisuus
- afrikkalaisuusthe state or quality of being African
French africanité
- africanitéthe state or quality of being African
Polish afrykańskość
- afrykańskośćthe state or quality of being African
Portuguese africanidade
- africanidadethe state or quality of being African
Romanian africanitate
- africanitatethe state or quality of being African
Spanish africanidad
- africanidadthe state or quality of being African
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APA
Africanness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africanness
MLA
“Africanness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africanness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Africanness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africanness.
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