Euroafrican

From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) +‎ African (adjective, noun). Compare Eurafrican, which is attested later.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/, /ˌjɔː-/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /jəɹoʊˈæfɹək(ə)n/, /jʊ-/
• Hyphenation: Eur‧o‧af‧ric‧an

Euroafrican (not comparable)

1. Synonym of Eurafrican (“of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics; of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of colored (“belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa”)”)
   • 1997, Chuks Okpaluba, Nkonzo Hlatshwayo, Bekithemba Khumalo, Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response, page 172:

     In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.

Euroafrican (plural Euroafricans)

1. Synonym of Eurafrican (“a person of mixed European and African descent”)
   • 1997, Chuks Okpaluba, Nkonzo Hlatshwayo, Bekithemba Khumalo, Human Rights in Swaziland: The Legal Response, page 172:

     In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.

2. (anthropology) A person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa.