adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-fr ō - ' sen-trik
Function: adjective
Date: 1966
1 : centered on or derived from Africa or the Africans
2 : emphasizing or promoting emphasis on African culture and the contributions of Africans to the development of Western civilization <an Afrocentric curriculum>
– Af · ro · cen · tric · i · ty \ - ˌ sen- ' tri-s ə -t ē \ noun
– Af · ro · cen · trism \ - ' sen- ˌ tri-z ə m \ noun
– Af · ro · cen · trist \ - ' sen-trist \ noun or adjective