Africanness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being African. uncountable, usually

    "She wrestled with her own Africanness. I could see her pain and confusion but there was nothing I could do."

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africanity

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"She wrestled with her own Africanness. I could see her pain and confusion but there was nothing I could do."

Etymology

From African + -ness.

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