Africanity

noun

Af·​ri·​can·​i·​ty ˌa-fri-ˈka-nə-tē also ˌä- 

: the quality or state of being African or of having African origins

I think we have taken for granted that all of us actually embrace our Africanity.

—Reverend John E. Jackson, Sr., New Pittsburgh Courier, 2 Mar. 2005

Word History

Etymology

african + -ity

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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