Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Afrasia

American  
[af-rey-zhuh, -shuh] / æfˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. N Africa and SW Asia considered together.

Etymology

Origin of Afrasia

Afr- + Asia

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

His sister, Nergiz Ahmed Mohammed, says Afrasia believed that the UK promised him a brighter future.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2021

The BBC spoke to the families of Rezhwan Hassan, 19, and Afrasia Mohammed, 27, last week before their deaths were confirmed on Tuesday.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2021

Rezhwan and Afrasia were both from the town of Rania, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2021

Also in the boat was his friend, Afrasia Mohamed.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2021

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.