What does "afrasian" mean?

A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia.

How do you pronounce "afrasian"?

Pronounced //æˈfɹeɪ.ʒn̩//.

Afrasian

Q: What is a synonym for "afrasian"?

Common synonyms include: afrasian language, afro-asian, afro-asian, afro-asiatic, afroasiatic, afroasiatic.

//æˈfɹeɪ.ʒn̩// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia.
2
a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa wordnet
3
A person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.

Adjective

1
Of or relating to both Africa and Asia. not-comparable
2
Synonym of Afroasiatic (“of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”). not-comparable, specifically

Proper Noun

1
Synonym of Afroasiatic (“the language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages”). uncommon

Synonyms

All synonyms

afrasian language afro-asian afro-asian afro-asiatic afroasiatic afroasiatic

Etymology

Blend of Afro- (prefix meaning ‘Africa’) + Asian, possibly a calque of Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij, “of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia”).

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