"Afro-Indian" meaning in All languages combined

See Afro-Indian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Afro-Indian [comparative], most Afro-Indian [superlative]
Etymology: Afro- + Indian Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|Indian}} Afro- + Indian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Afro-Indian (comparative more Afro-Indian, superlative most Afro-Indian)
  1. Having both African and indigenous American ancestry or other attributes, whether of people, cultures, cuisine, language, and so on.
    Sense id: en-Afro-Indian-en-adj-5bgCtmgS
  2. Having both African and South Asian or East Indian (especially from India) ancestry or other attributes, whether of people, cultures, cuisine, language, and so on. Synonyms: Zambo, Siddi, Indo-African, Afrindian
    Sense id: en-Afro-Indian-en-adj-78It466C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Afro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 35 19 9 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Afro-: 12 43 8 12 25
  3. Pertaining to both Africa and India.
    Sense id: en-Afro-Indian-en-adj-PAirmTo5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Afrindian [rare]

Noun [English]

Forms: Afro-Indians [plural]
Etymology: Afro- + Indian Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|Indian}} Afro- + Indian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afro-Indian (plural Afro-Indians)
  1. A person described by both African and indigenous American ancestry or culture.
    Sense id: en-Afro-Indian-en-noun-28aHP64I
  2. A person described by both African and South Asian or East Indian (especially from India) ancestry or culture.
    Sense id: en-Afro-Indian-en-noun-b2zw4MnF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Afrindian [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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