Afro

Definitions

1. hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
2. A person of African ancestry

Equivalents

Examples

“sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture⟳ theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face⟳”

“The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.”

“At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number⟳ of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’”

“Afrodescendants (or simply Afros) are the descendants of Africans who were dispersed.”

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