"Afrosphere" meaning in All languages combined

See Afrosphere on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Afrosphere [canonical]
Etymology: From Afro- + sphere, on the model of blogosphere. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Afro-|sphere}} Afro- + sphere Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Afrosphere}} the Afrosphere
  1. African-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively.
    Sense id: en-Afrosphere-en-name-OuyWdigu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Afro-, Pages with 1 entry
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