Africanist

[ af-ri-kuh-nist ]

/ ˈæf rɪ kə nɪst /

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noun

a person who specializes in and studies the cultures or languages of Africa.

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Origin of Africanist

First recorded in 1890–95; African + -ist

Words nearby Africanist

African elephant, African forest elephant, African grape, African horse sickness, Africanism, Africanist, Africanize, Africanized honeybee, African lily, African mahogany, African marigold

How to use Africanist in a sentence

The protest had been called by the Pan-Africanist Congress, a rival of Mandela's African National Congress.
Mandela, My Source: One Journalist’s Memory of Clandestine Meetings|Benjamin Pogrund|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Africanist

Africanist

/ (ˈæfrɪkənɪst) /

noun

a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture

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