AFRICANISM


Meaning of AFRICANISM in English

ˈafrə̇kəˌnizəm, -ēk- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

: something that is characteristically African: as

a. : a characteristic feature of the Latin used by early Christian writers of northern Africa

b. : the theological doctrines of early Christian writers of northern Africa (as St. Augustine of Hippo †430)

c. : a characteristic feature of an African language occurring in a non-African language

africanisms in the Gullah dialect — L.D.Turner

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.