Africanism

(-iz′əm)

noun

  1. an African custom, characteristic, or belief
  2. a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to an African language
  3. devotion to African customs, traditions, etc.; specif., advocacy of independence for African states or of Pan-Africanism

See Africanism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief or custom.
  2. A linguistic feature of an African language occurring in a non-African language.
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