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Africanism

noun Africanisms

  1. countable, uncountable Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
  2. countable, uncountable A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature. Goober is from African Kimbundu nguba, a type of peanut, and is a genuine Africanism.
  3. countable, uncountable Afrocentrism.

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noun Eurocentric representation of Africans

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"Africanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/africanism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Africanism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/africanism

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"Africanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/africanism.

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@misc{africanism_2026,
  title = {Africanism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/africanism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}