Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rounded, thick, tightly curled hairstyle.
- adjective African in style or origin.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								SIMON: I don't think until we sat down here today I had heard the term Afro-Peruvian. 
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								In the late 1980s, Blacks began to abandon the term Afro-American, adopting the autonym African American instead. Logan Nakyanzi Pollard: Black's Fine, Thanks: Writer Deborah Dickerson Pulls the Obama Race Card 2008 
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								Age, the leading journal of the race, adopted the term Afro-American as a compromise term, which was at once accepted and is now in general use. My life and work, 1885 
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								With his band The Negro Problem, he has toured around the world putting out albums of what he calls Afro-Baroque cabaret music. 
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								Africa Recovery Plan (MAP), and chided opposition parties for what she called their Afro-pessimism. 
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								The term Afro-American has greater meaning, and dignity. " The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1964 
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								The most ambitious example, "Dal í," composed by alto saxophonist Ted Nash, swung gracefully and included hints of clave (the rhythmic building blocks within Afro-Cuban music) despite its unusual 13/8 time signature. In Cuba, an 'Extended Family' Reunites Larry Blumenfeld 2010 
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								One of the more interesting male-line descendants by one of Victoria's younger sons is the Swiss musician Adrian Coburg, an expert in Afro-Cuban percussion. Gibbon Chapter XIX nwhyte 2010 
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								Afro is so right in that in meeting her you wouldnt think she's Afrobabe ... she's just a great woman!! 
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								It might just be animation but there were scenes that were just as exciting as some of the fights in Afro Samurai or Ninja Scroll. Ken's Review: Kung Fu Panda - Pixar Better Watch Their Back! « FirstShowing.net 2008 
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