Afro-Caribbean

noun

Af·ro-Ca·rib·be·an ˌa-frō-ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən

-ˌka-rə-,

-kə-ˈri-bē-ən

plural Afro-Caribbeans

: a person of African descent born or living in a Caribbean nation

In Louisiana, the Acadians reestablished their culture and absorbed other ethnic groups around them—French Creoles, Germans, Americans, and Afro-Caribbeans—to form a society called Cajun, which, of course, is a corruption of Acadian.—

Hugh Merrill, The Blues Route, 1990

Afro-Caribbean adjective

A type of a square dance that originated in France, the quadrille was adopted with relish by 18th-century Afro-Caribbean islanders, who gave it their own twist. —

Islands, November 1999

Word History

Etymology

afro- + caribbean

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Afro-Caribbean was in 1959

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“Afro-Caribbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Afro-Caribbean. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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