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nounBlack African ethnocentrism.
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From Afro- + -centrism. The adjective Afrocentric dates to the early 1960s; Afrocentrism is attested from the late 1960s or early 1970s, both in the context of the civil rights movement and black nationalism in the United States.
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Finnish afrosentrismi
- afrosentrismiblack African ethnocentrism
French afrocentrisme
- afrocentrismeblack African ethnocentrism
Italian afrocentrismo
- afrocentrismoblack African ethnocentrism
Polish afrocentryzm
- afrocentryzmblack African ethnocentrism
Portuguese afrocentrismo
- afrocentrismoblack African ethnocentrism
Spanish afrocentrismo
- afrocentrismoblack African ethnocentrism
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APA
Afrocentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrocentrism
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“Afrocentrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrocentrism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afrocentrism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrocentrism.
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