Pan-Africanism

noun

A sociopolitical movement seeking to unify people of ancestral African ethnicities (in Africa and in diasporas) into a global community.

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Meanings

Pan-Africanism1

nounPan-Africanism (uncountable)

alternative pan-Africanism · alternative Panafricanism

  1. uncountableA sociopolitical movement seeking to unify people of ancestral African ethnicities (in Africa and in diasporas) into a global community.

pan-Africanism2

nounpan-Africanism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Pan-Africanism.

Origin

From pan- + African + -ism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 汎非主義 /泛非主义
  • 汎非主義 /泛非主义 (fànfēizhǔyì)Translations
Hindi अखिल अफ़्रीकावाद
  • अखिल अफ़्रीकावाद (akhil afrīkāvād)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

Pan-Africanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pan-Africanism

MLA

“Pan-Africanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pan-Africanism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pan-Africanism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pan-Africanism.

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