Afro-Asian

[ af-roh-ey-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples.

Origin of Afro-Asian

1
First recorded in 1950–55

Words Nearby Afro-Asian

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How to use Afro-Asian in a sentence

  • An Afro-Asian with skin like dark honey and smooth, pleasant, rather flat features.

    It's All Yours | Sam Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for Afro-Asian

Afro-Asian

adjective
  1. of or relating to both Africa and Asia, esp as part of the Third World

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