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Afro-

a combining form of Africa: Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.
Also, especially before a vowel, Afr-.


Origin:
< L Āfr- (s. of Āfer an African) + -o-
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pref.  African: Afro-Asiatic.

[From Latin Āfer, Āfr-, an African.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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