Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specialist in African affairs, cultures, or languages.
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- noun A specialist in
African studies . - noun An African
nationalist ; someone who subscribes to the doctrine ofAfricanism .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Moosa and Deputy Defence Minister Ronnie Kasrils made up the rest of the first 10 positions, giving the so-called Africanist lobby food for thought.
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Toni MorrisonA major novelist who wants American literary history re-examined for signs of "Africanist" influence.
The Newsweek 100 2008
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At the height of the struggles of the 1950s a group of dissidents, led by Potlako Leballo, tried to manipulate the justifiable anger of Africans against their oppressors on an "Africanist" platform, a large component of which was also opposition to communism.
CONTENTS 2007
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The majority of ANC members resisted these siren songs despite the evident emotional appeal of the "Africanist" slogans.
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At the height of the struggles of the 1950s a group of dissidents, led by Potlako Leballo, tried to manipulate the justifiable anger of Africans against their oppressors on an "Africanist" platform, a large component of which was also opposition to communism.
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The majority of ANC members resisted these siren songs despite the evident emotional appeal of the "Africanist" slogans.
CONTENTS 2007
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The majority of ANC members resisted these siren songs despite the evident emotional appeal of the "Africanist" slogans.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS NATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL 2005 2005
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The meeting, the first official get-together of the two Alliance partners since a so-called "Africanist" faction came to power at the ANC provincial conference in June, was attended by Ehrenreich,
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His comments follow clashes between Rasool and the recently-elected "Africanist" ANC provincial leadership under James
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At the height of the struggles of the 1950s, the Africanists, led by Potlako Leballo, tried to manipulate the justifiable anger of africans against their oppressors on an "Africanist" platform, a large component of which was also opposition to communism.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS NATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL 2005 2005
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