Out of Africa

noun

A model of the geographic origin and early migration of hominins (Out of Africa I) and modern humans (Homo sapiens) (Out of Africa II) that posits ancient dispersal across the globe from an origin in southern Africa.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. attributiveA model of the geographic origin and early migration of hominins (Out of Africa I) and modern humans (Homo sapiens) (Out of Africa II) that posits ancient dispersal across the globe from an origin in southern Africa.
Cite this entry
APA

Out of Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Out%20of%20Africa

MLA

“Out of Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Out%20of%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Out of Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Out%20of%20Africa.

Source: Out of Africa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.