Meanings
nounAfricology (uncountable)
- uncountablehumanitiesAn interdisciplinary academic discipline that studies the history and culture of African people around the world.
Synonyms: Africanistics, Black studies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn interdisciplinary academic discipline that studies the history and culture of African people around the world.
Similar
AfricanisticsBlack studies
Origin
Translations
Czech afrikanistika
- afrikanistikaacademic discipline
German Afrikanologie, Afrikanistik
- Afrikanologieacademic discipline
- Afrikanistikacademic discipline
- Afrikastudienacademic discipline
- Afrikawissenschaftacademic discipline
- Afrikawissenschaftenacademic discipline
Cite this entry
APA
Africology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africology
MLA
“Africology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Africology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Africology.
Source: Africology on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.