Afro-Caribbean

noun

A person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.

OriginEnglish Caribbean ← Latin Āfrī →
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Meanings

nounAfro-Caribbean (plural Afro-Caribbeans)

plural Afro-Caribbeans

  1. A person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.
adjectiveAfro-Caribbean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf African descent via the Caribbean.

    Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.

    2025 August 15, Jon Pareles, “10 New Songs You Need to Hear: Khalid, Jay Som, Steve Lacy and More”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025

Origin

  1. LatinĀfrī
  2. EnglishAfro-
  3. EnglishCaribbean
  4. EnglishAfro-Caribbean

From Afro- + Caribbean.

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APA

Afro-Caribbean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-Caribbean

MLA

“Afro-Caribbean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-Caribbean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afro-Caribbean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-Caribbean.

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