Afrocentric
[ af-roh-sen-trik ]
/ ˌæf roʊˈsɛn trɪk /
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adjective
centered on Africa or on African-derived cultures, as those of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti: Afrocentric art.
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Origin of Afrocentric
First recorded in 1985–90
OTHER WORDS FROM Afrocentric
Af·ro·cen·trism, nounAf·ro·cen·trist, nounWords nearby Afrocentric
Afro-American, Afro-Asian, Afroasiatic, Afro-British, Afro-Caribbean, Afrocentric, Afro-chain, Afro-comb, Afro-Cuban, Afrofuturism, Afro-Latina
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