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Afrasian

//æˈfɹeɪ.ʒn̩// adj, name, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to both Africa and Asia. not-comparable
  2. 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. 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
Noun
  1. 1
    A thing that relates to both Africa and Asia.
  2. 2
    a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

Etymology 3

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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