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adj
Of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Eurafric, Euroafrican
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of colored (“belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a person: from the parts of Europe and North Africa surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A person of mixed European and African descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican
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noun
A person of mixed European and African descent.
An African person with European ancestors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person of mixed European and African descent.
Synonym of colored (“a person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian)”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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Synonyms: Afropean, Euroafrican, colored
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to or coming from Europe and Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a person of mixed European and African descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: African, European
History
From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun), probably modelled after Eurasian. Compare Euroafrican, Euro-African, which are attested earlier.
Across languages
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