"Afra-American" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Afro-American with the feminine suffix -a. Coined or popularized in scholarly circles by Joanne Braxton. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-a}} -a Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} Afra-American (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to African-American women or girls. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Afra-American-en-adj-0Pu4Qkvk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -a, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -a: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

Noun

Forms: Afra-Americans [plural]
Etymology: From Afro-American with the feminine suffix -a. Coined or popularized in scholarly circles by Joanne Braxton. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-a}} -a Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afra-American (plural Afra-Americans)
  1. An African-American woman or girl.
    Sense id: en-Afra-American-en-noun-cF6-JEdc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -a, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -a: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

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