Afro-Caribbean

American  

[af-roh-kar-uh-bee-uhn, ‑kuh-rib-ee-uhn] / ˈæf roʊˌkær əˈbi ən, ‑kəˈrɪb i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black people of Caribbean origin and African ancestry: the Afro-Caribbean community.

   Afro-Caribbean students;

   the Afro-Caribbean community.

2. combining elements of Black African and Caribbean cultures.

   The museum established a permanent exhibition to promote Afro-Caribbean art.

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noun

1. a Black person of Caribbean origin and African ancestry.

   Ashley is currently in Grenada, doing research on the dance traditions of Afro-Caribbeans.

Afro-Caribbean British  

adjective

1. denoting or relating to Caribbean people of African descent or their culture

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noun

1. a Caribbean of African descent

Etymology

Origin of Afro-Caribbean

First recorded in 1900–05; Afro- ( def. ) + Caribbean ( def. )

Example Sentences

Wales Bonner, whose work draws on her father's Afro-Caribbean roots in Jamaica and British tailoring, represents a generational and stylistic shift for the classic French house.

From Barron's

In his latest album, “A Tropical Entropy” — the title harks back to a phrase from Joan Didion’s 1987 book, “Miami” — León crafted his moody “beach noir” sound by blanketing his dynamic assemblages of dembow, dancehall and other Afro-Caribbean rhythms with a foamy, oceanic ambience that flows and hisses throughout the record.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles has a unique relationship with salsa, the Afro-Caribbean dance born from Cuban mambo.

From Los Angeles Times

Serving Afro-Caribbean fare “by way of the Bronx,” Tatiana strikes a balance between familiar and exciting.

From Salon

Lucumí is an Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in Yoruba cosmology, formed and sustained by enslaved Africans in Cuba as an act of resistance and remembrance.

From Los Angeles Times