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Afro

1

[ af-roh ]

noun

, plural Af·ros.
  1. a hairstyle originating with Black people, in which naturally curly or frizzy hair is cut into a full, bushy shape all over the head.


adjective

  1. of or relating to African Americans or to Black traditions, culture, etc.:

    Afro societies.

Afro-

2
  1. a combining form of Africa:

    Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.

Afro

1

/ ˈæfrəʊ /

noun

  1. a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Afro-

2

combining_form

  1. indicating Africa or African

    Afro-Asiatic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Afro1

First recorded in 1965–70; independent use of Afro-

Origin of Afro2

< Latin Āfr- (stem of Āfer an African) + -o-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Afro1

C20: independent use of Afro-
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Example Sentences

Erdoğan’s Turkey has begun to call itself an Afro-Eurasian state.

From Ozy

I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.

Tarantino still had his heart set on the Afro, but then Jackson stepped in.

They saw him in his 30s, sporting a huge Afro and smoking a big cigar on The Dick Cavett Show.

Equally incisive were Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, and the three young Afro-Englishmen electrified the game.

During the ride, Jai Johany plays lacy Afro jazz on a cassette machine, frowning, saying nothing.

Dolores could not understand their low conversation in English—and Afro-Americanese!

Many other eminent men have shared the same opinion, and not a few prominent leaders among the Afro-American people.

Graveyard rabbits, when indubitably known to be such, decorate no Afro-American skillet.

The evolution of the Afro-American soldier was the work of a short period and suffered many interruptions.

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

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