afro-ukrainian
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.36 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Ukrainians of African descent.
Example Sentences
- "Another reason for discontent is the mixed origin of singers, as was the case with the Afro-Ukrainian Gaitana or Swedish singer Loreen, described as Swedish of Moroccan-Berber descent"
- "The mistress of the house, Julietta, is Afro-Ukrainian. Her father was from Africa. He came to the U.S.S.R. as a student."
- "Performances of blackness, as exemplified by Afro-Ukrainians like Gaitana and African groups like Alfa-Alfa and Chornobryvtsi, show that musicians walk a fine line of wishing to change perceptions of blacks in Ukraine while at the same time dipping into expectations of black performance aesthetics in order to communicate with the audience."