Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afrocosmopolitan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afro-cos-mopoli-tan
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Afropolitan.

Example Sentences

"As Austerlitz says, their music was “gutbucket and sophisticated,” quintessentially Afrocosmopolitan. Machito and Bauzá were heavily influenced by the innovations of Arsenio Rodriguez, and brought the conga drum and clave to the fore in[…]"
"This was primarily a jibe at the atavistic cultural separatism underpinning apartheid which, among other things, defined itself against the urban, Afrocosmopolitan modernity the Voice championed." Yet, as the editors pointed out,[…]"
"Coined by Taiye Selasi (2005) and Achille Mbembe (2007), the term refers to an Afrocosmopolitan ethos of transcending national differences to forge multiracial communities. Fostered by recent histories of migration and globalization as[…]"

Etymology

From Afro- + cosmopolitan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Afro

Inflected Forms

Afrocosmopolitans (plural)

Synonyms

Afropolitan

Questions

What does afrocosmopolitan mean?: Synonym of Afropolitan.
Where does afrocosmopolitan come from?: From Afro- + cosmopolitan.

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