Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Combining African and other, generally European cultural elements as found in the Caribbean region.
- adjective Of or relating to Afro-Caribbeans or their history or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region who is of African ancestry.
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- noun A person of
African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, theCaribbean . - adjective Of African descent via the Caribbean
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Examples
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He did so definitively with his 1994 album "Palmas," introducing what he calls his Afro-Caribbean jazz group, still the most elegant and forceful expression of such balance.
The Power of the Patriarch Larry Blumenfeld 2011
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During the riots, one middle-aged Afro-Caribbean woman told a television crew: "This would never happen in Jamaica."
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"I tend to chuckle now because my Afro-Caribbean friends are now saying the same things that I heard when I arrived," he says.
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In 1985, a police officer was hacked to death when Afro-Caribbean youths in a deprived housing estate went on a rampage.
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I looked like Afro-Caribbean voodoo icon Baron Samedi, who was the spirit at the gateway of death.
Hugh Muir's diary 2012
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In 1985, a police officer was hacked to death there when Afro-Caribbean youths in a deprived housing estate went on a rampage.
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Among the artists performing are African artist, Abdulaye Diabate, who will kick off the festival, The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, Something Positive (An Afro-Caribbean dance and music group), and Cuban salsa artist Cocomama among others.
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Martinican blogger Imaniyé also posted a message to Aimé Césaire, which she has chosen to call “Bélya Aimé Césaire” [Fr Creole], referring to a traditional Afro-Caribbean funeral wake dance and music, which also focus on the stamp.
Global Voices in English » Martinique: Celebrating Aimé Césaire 2009
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In 1985, a police officer was hacked to death there when Afro-Caribbean youths in a deprived housing estate went on a rampage.
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Over the next five decades, successive waves of immigration brought thousands of Afro-Caribbean residents and later, Hasidic Jews, into the neighborhood.
Prospect Heights Edges Into Crown Heights Robbie Whelan 2011
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