Afro-Caribbean

Afro-Caribbean
Af·ro-Car·ib·be·an (ăf'rō-kăr'ə-bēʹən, -kə-rĭbʹē-ən) adj.
1. Combining African and other, generally European cultural elements as found in the Caribbean region:

Afro-Caribbean music; Afro-Caribbean religions.

2. Of or relating to Afro-Caribbeans or their history or culture.
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region who is of African ancestry.

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n [C]
(in Britain) a black person whose family comes from the Caribbean.
of Afro-Caribbeans or their culture:

Afro-Caribbean music.

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Universalium. 2010.

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