English Explanatory Dictionary

Afra-American

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to African-American women or girls.

noun

An African-American woman or girl.

Word forms

Afra-American Afra-Americans

Etymology

From Afro-American with the feminine suffix -a. Coined or popularized in scholarly circles by Joanne Braxton.

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