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Afrocentric
adjective Af·ro·cen·tric \ˌa-frō-ˈsen-trik\
Definition of AFROCENTRIC
1
: centered on or derived from Africa or the Africans
2
: emphasizing or promoting emphasis on African culture and the contributions of Africans to the development of Western civilization
— Af·ro·cen·tric·i·ty \-ˌsen-ˈtri-sə-tē\ noun
— Af·ro·cen·trism \-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm\ noun
— Af·ro·cen·trist \-ˈsen-trist\ noun or adjective
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First Known Use of AFROCENTRIC
1966
Rhymes with AFROCENTRIC
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