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EURAFRICAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of mixed European and African descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Eurafrican" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Derivation:

Eurafrican (relating to or coming from Europe and Africa)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or coming from Europe and Africa

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Eurafrican (a person of mixed European and African descent)

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