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Africanism
Af·ri·can·ism [ áffrikən ìzzəm ] (plural Af·ri·can·isms)


noun 
Definition:
 
African characteristic: a cultural feature associated with Africa or Africans, especially a linguistic feature found in a language that is not itself African
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