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🌍 From Africa and Asia 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Mixed African-Asian
Afro-Asian

Afro-Asian

5.8
Related to both Africa and Asia and their people
  • adjective
  • /ˌæfroʊˈeɪʒən/
translation icon : afroasiático
  • He studied the history of Afro-Asian relations in the 20th century.

Examples

  • The conference was attended by several Afro-Asian leaders.

  • There are many Afro-Asian cultural festivals celebrated each year.

  • The Afro-Asian community is growing rapidly in major cities.

  • The Afro-Asian community is growing in many urban areas.

  • The Afro-Asian community fosters cultural exchange between Africa and Asia.

  • Many Afro-Asian artists are gaining recognition for their unique contributions to the arts.

  • The symposium focused on Afro-Asian collaboration in addressing global challenges.

Surface Forms

Afro-Asian positive

Morphology

Afro-Asian = Afro + Asian (transparent) = Afro + Asian

Clear compound of 'Afro' (relating to Africa) and 'Asian' (relating to Asia); meaning 'relating to both Africa and Asia' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Afro-Asian joins Afro- (from 'Africa') and Asian (from 'Asia') to give a simple picture of the two continents together. So, Afro-Asian describes people, groups, or topics that connect both 'African' and 'Asian' parts.