Afro-Caribbean

American  

[af-roh-kar-uh-bee-uhn, ‑kuh-rib-ee-uhn] / ˈæf roʊˌkær əˈbi ən, ‑kəˈrɪb i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black people of Caribbean origin and African ancestry: the Afro-Caribbean community.

   Afro-Caribbean students;

   the Afro-Caribbean community.

2. combining elements of Black African and Caribbean cultures.

   The museum established a permanent exhibition to promote Afro-Caribbean art.

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noun

1. a Black person of Caribbean origin and African ancestry.

   Ashley is currently in Grenada, doing research on the dance traditions of Afro-Caribbeans.

Afro-Caribbean British  

adjective

1. denoting or relating to Caribbean people of African descent or their culture

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noun

1. a Caribbean of African descent

Etymology

Origin of Afro-Caribbean

First recorded in 1900–05; Afro- ( def. ) + Caribbean ( def. )

Example Sentences

In his latest album, “A Tropical Entropy” — the title harks back to a phrase from Joan Didion’s 1987 book, “Miami” — León crafted his moody “beach noir” sound by blanketing his dynamic assemblages of dembow, dancehall and other Afro-Caribbean rhythms with a foamy, oceanic ambience that flows and hisses throughout the record.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles has a unique relationship with salsa, the Afro-Caribbean dance born from Cuban mambo.

From Los Angeles Times

Serving Afro-Caribbean fare “by way of the Bronx,” Tatiana strikes a balance between familiar and exciting.

From Salon

Lucumí is an Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in Yoruba cosmology, formed and sustained by enslaved Africans in Cuba as an act of resistance and remembrance.

From Los Angeles Times

“No,” the performer replied, noting that she considers herself “Afro-Caribbean.”

From Los Angeles Times