Eurafrican

Meanings

1. Of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
2. Of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of colored (“belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”).
3. Of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

1. A person of mixed European and African descent.
2. An African person with European ancestors.
3. Synonym of colored (“a person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”).

Etymology

From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun), probably modelled after Eurasian. Compare Euroafrican, Euro-African, which are attested earlier.

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