Meanings
comparative more Afrasian · superlative most Afrasian
- specificallyhuman sciencesSynonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).First known use late 20th c.
Synonyms: Hamito-Semitic, Semito-Hamitic, Afroasiatic
plural Afrasians
- human sciencesA person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.
Synonyms: Afro-Asian
- uncommonhuman sciencesSynonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).First known use late 20th c.
Synonyms: Hamito-Semitic, Afroasiatic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to both Africa and Asia.
adjectiveSynonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).
nounA person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.
proper nounSynonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Russianафрази́йский“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”
- EnglishAfrasian
Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) + Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).
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Finnish afrikkalais-aasialainen, afroaasialainen
- afrikkalais-aasialainenof or relating to both Africa and Asia
- afroaasialainenof or relating to both Africa and Asia
- afrikkalais-aasialainenthing that relates to both Africa and Asia
- afroaasialainenthing that relates to both Africa and Asia
- afroaasialainenperson who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Afrasian
Cite this entry
Afrasian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrasian
“Afrasian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrasian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afrasian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrasian.
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