EURAFRICAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Eurafrican mean? 

• EURAFRICAN (noun)
  The noun EURAFRICAN has 1 sense:

1. a person of mixed European and African descent

  Familiarity information: EURAFRICAN used as a noun is very rare.

• EURAFRICAN (adjective)
  The adjective EURAFRICAN has 1 sense:

1. relating to or coming from Europe and Africa

  Familiarity information: EURAFRICAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EURAFRICAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of mixed European and African descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Eurafrican" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Derivation:

Eurafrican (relating to or coming from Europe and Africa)

• EURAFRICAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or coming from Europe and Africa

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Eurafrican (a person of mixed European and African descent)