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Africanism definition

Af·ri·can·ism (-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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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