Africanist

noun

: a specialist in African languages or cultures

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Parsons, an Africanist by training, samples instructive imperial experiences: Roman Britain, Muslim Spain, Spanish Peru, the East India Company in Italy, Napoleonic Italy, British Kenya, and Vichy France. Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Africanist was in 1852

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“Africanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Africanist. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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