"Afrocosmopolitan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Afrocosmopolitans [plural]
Etymology: From Afro- + cosmopolitan. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|Afro|cosmopolitan}} Afro- + cosmopolitan Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afrocosmopolitan (plural Afrocosmopolitans)
  1. Synonym of Afropolitan Synonyms: Afropolitan [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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