afro

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Turkish - Turkish
Zencileri kabarık ve doğal saç modeli
English - English
A hair style characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape
Afro hair is very tightly curled and sticks out all around your head
hair (noun) a large oblong or roundish fruit with a hard green or white rind and a sweet watery pink, yellowish, or red pulp, and usually many seeds fo spittin'/ "To make the kill'n'grill party tight kick down sum Afro-grape "
the term used to describe super-curly black hair
An Afro is an Afro hairstyle. a hair style popular with black people in the 1970s in which the hair is cut into a large round shape (Probably from Afro-American)
A rhythmic style combining adaptations of sacred batá drum rhythms popularized in Cuba in the 1940s, and often used to interpret lullabies
1) (n) Hairstyle like the Jackson Five had, much hair and round like a ball 2) (n) Person with an afro "Don't laugh hoes, I'm down with The Afro's" -- Ice Cube (I gotta say what up!!! [1990]) (note that Cube refers to a rap group)
{i} black person's hairstyle in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally into a round curly mass
{s} African, of or pertaining to Africa
a rounded thickly curled hairdo
Afro-American
Of African American heritage or culture
Afro-American
A resident of the United States who is of African heritage
Afro-Argentine
Of or pertaining to Argentines of African descent

Half of San Martin's army was comprised of Afro-Argentine soldiers. Slaves could earn their freedom by serving in the military, and some Afro-Argentine men.

Afro-Argentine
An Argentine of African descent

In other respects, however, the persistence of racism against Afro-Argentines, Indians, and gauchos showed regrettable continuities with the colonial past.

Afro-Asiatic
Of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Omotic, Cushitic, and Chadic languages
Afro-Caribbean
Of or pertaining to a person or people of sub-Saharan African descent
Afro-Caribbean
A person of sub-Saharan African descent
Afro-Cuban
Describing the section of the population of Cuba that has an African heritage
Afro-Eurasia
A supercontinent that comprises Africa and Eurasia
Afro-Indian
Pertaining to both Africa and India

Another evidence of early Afro-Indian trade relations is to be found in the work of the Greco-Egyptian monk Cosmos Indicopleustes who wrote, as cited by Pankhurst (1972:10), in the early sixth century that Barbaria, probably Somalia, had substantial trade with India and Ceylon.

Afro-Indian
A person described by both African and South Asian or East Indian (especially from India) ancestry or culture

Ngema used his song to initiate what he called a constructive discussion about conflicts separating Zulus and Afro-Indians.

Afro-Indian
Having both African and indigenous American ancestry or other attributes, whether of people, cultures, cuisine, language, and so on

Despite the decline of Indian slavery, throughout the eighteenth century South Carolina newspapers frequently advertised for runaway Indian and Afro-Indian slaves.

Afro-Indian
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

Afro-Indian settlements were established at least since the early 16th century onwards. Through migration of ex-slaves and free Africans within India, new settlements arose, such as that in the hilly district of Uttara Kannada.

Afro-Indian
A person described by both African and indigenous American ancestry or culture

In a recent account of the last of the unconquered Seminoles, who are still living in the Everglades of Florida, I noticed reference to an Afro-Indian who apparently holds a position among these people corresponding to that of a sheriff, since he is described as executioner of the tribe.

Afro-Usonian
Of an inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America who is of African descent, as opposed to inhabitants of the continent of America who are of African descent
Afro-pessimism
The notion that the future of Africa is bleak because of the multitude of problems faced by the continent
Afro Am
field of university studies dealing with the history and culture and collective experience of blacks in the United States
Afro-
Afro- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe something that is connected with Africa. very well known Afro-American family. an Afro-centric fashion show. African and something else
Afro-American
{i} American who is of African descent, Black American
Afro-American
{s} of or pertaining to an American who is of African descent or their culture or history
Afro-Asian
one who is of Asian or African descent
Afro-Asian
of or pertaining to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples
Afro-Asiatic
of or pertaining to the family of languages spoken over southwestern Asia and Africa; comprised of Semitic Chadic Cushitic Berber Omotic and Egyptian languages
Afro-Asiatic
the family of languages spoken over southwestern Asia and Africa; comprised of Semitic Chadic Cushitic Berber Omotic and Egyptian languages
Afro-Asiatic languages
formerly Hamito-Semitic languages Family of about 250 languages spoken in North Africa, parts of sub-Saharan African, and the Middle East. It includes such languages as Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Hausa. The total number of speakers is estimated to be more than 250 million. The major branches of Afro-Asiatic are Semitic, Berber, Egyptian, Cushitic, Omotic, and Chadic. Berber languages are spoken by perhaps 15 million people in enclaves scattered across North Africa from Morocco to northwestern Egypt and in parts of the western Sahara. Cushitic consists of some 30 languages spoken by more than 30 million people in northeastern Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, and a few areas of northeastern Tanzania. Omotic, formerly classified as part of Cushitic, is a cluster of perhaps more than 30 languages spoken by 2-3 million people, most of whom live near the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. Chadic comprises about 140 languages (most of which are poorly known to linguists), spoken in northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, and northern Cameroon; except for Hausa, it is likely that no individual Chadic language has more than half a million speakers
Afro-Brazilian and Afro-American religions Afro-Caribbean
Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian vodun, the Jamaican Rastafarian movement, Santería, and Candomblé and other Macumba sects in Brazil. Similarly syncretistic religions appeared in the U.S. during the era of slavery. The Nation of Islam combines black nationalism with an unorthodox version of Islam. Black Protestant churches (especially Baptist and Pentecostal) have imported some forms of lively worship from Africa
Afro-Caribbean
of or pertaining to an Afro-Caribbeans or their culture or history
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-Caribbean refers to people from the Caribbean whose ancestors came from Africa. Britain's Afro-Caribbean community. An Afro-Caribbean is someone who is Afro-Caribbean
Afro-Caribbean
Caribbean who is of African descent
Afro-Cuban
Cuban who is of African descent
Afro-Cuban
of or pertaining to an Afro-Cubans or their culture or history
afro-asian
of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population
afro-asiatic
a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
afro-wig
a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo
Proto-Afro-Asiatic
The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Afro-Asiatic languages
Proto-Afro-Asiatic
A person who spoke the Proto-Afro-Asiatic language
Proto-Afro-Asiatic
Of or pertaining to the Proto-Afro-Asiatic language, or the people who spoke it
Turkish - English
Afro
afro asya ile ilgili
Afro-Asian
afro

    Hyphenation

    Af·ro

    Turkish pronunciation

    äfrō

    Synonyms

    curly hair, fro

    Pronunciation

    /ˈafrō/ /ˈæfroʊ/

    Etymology

    [ 'a-(")frO ] (adjective.) 1938. probably from Afro-American.

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    ... into the largest contiguous landmass on Earth, Afro-Eurasia. ...
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