"Afropolitan" meaning in English

See Afropolitan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Afropolitans [plural]
Etymology: From Afro- + (cosmo)politan. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Afro-|cosmopolitan|alt2=(cosmo)politan}} Afro- + (cosmo)politan Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afropolitan (plural Afropolitans)
  1. A multicultural, cosmopolitan African person. Wikipedia link: Afropolitan Synonyms: Afrocosmopolitan Derived forms: Afropolitanism
    Sense id: en-Afropolitan-en-noun-FAOSkboK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Afro-

Inflected forms

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