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单词 Afro-Caribbean
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Definition of Afro-Caribbean in English:

Afro-Caribbean

noun ˌafrəʊkəˈrɪbɪənˌafrəʊkarɪˈbiːənˈˌæfroʊ kəˈrɪbiən
  • A person of African descent living in or coming from the Caribbean.

    加勒比非洲黑人后裔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When a white colleague died, an Afro-Caribbean asked their mutual white friend to join him in calling on the widow.
    • These broadly represent the Afro-Caribbean, Indian, Asian, Middle-Eastern and European cultures of the children.
    • An example was that the Afro Caribbean culture tended to use frequent repetition of requests and instructions and that needed to be adopted by teachers with Afro-Caribbeans in class.
    • Its population of some 1,200,000 is divided, with 40 per cent each of Indo- and Afro-Caribbeans with the rest mixed.
    • Cajun cooking is influenced by the cuisine of the French, Acadian, Spanish, German, Anglo-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American cultures.
    • You sent me two pictures of a young Hispanic boy and two more of an Afro-Caribbean.
    • His ethnic origin is not confirmed, but Home Office pathologists said that the victim was probably not North African or Afro-Caribbean.
    • With relatively little opposition the Afro-Caribbeans developed their own spiritual hierarchy, myths, festivals, musical and dance forms.
    • This form of thalassaemia is very common in people who come from, or have ancestors from Africa, including many Afro-Caribbeans, India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
    • A key factor must be the propensity of Afro-Caribbeans to mix with others, above all, with indigenous whites.
    • We need blacks - Afro-Caribbeans, Africans, African-Canadians alike - to attend school with people from all corners of the world if we are to develop a more cohesive and peaceful economy and society.
    • Among Afro-Caribbeans there is a relatively high concentration of employees in transport and communication.
    • Successive waves of immigration from the time of the Romans, Celts, Saxons, and Danes down to the Irish and Afro-Caribbeans ensure that the British are not ethnically homogeneous.
    • In our study, the proportion of people of Afro-Caribbean, African, or Asian descent was relatively small and varied little between practices, though records of ethnic background were not available for individual patients.
    • I've always wanted to write a haunted house novel, and I've wanted to delve more deeply into the Afro-Caribbean magic systems.
    • Ninety-five percent of the populace consists of Afro-Caribbeans who are largely descendants of slaves imported to work on sugar plantations, with the remainder made up of descendants of British settlers and early and later migrants.
    • A number of small Afro-Caribbean, Asian, and Middle-eastern religious groups also exist in Jamaica.
    • We have more women, Afro-Caribbean, Asian, Muslim and young candidates than all the other parties.
    • Almost 500 people from the Afro-Caribbean, Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi communities were interviewed.
    • The national survey is the first to separately examine African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans - groups that often fare differently in health and achievement but are commonly lumped together in research.
adjective ˌafrəʊkəˈrɪbɪənˌafrəʊkarɪˈbiːənˈˌæfroʊ kəˈrɪbiən
  • Relating to Afro-Caribbeans.

    (与)加勒比非洲黑人后裔(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was perhaps one of the most famous artists who spread Afro-Caribbean music around the world.
    • The business has been open for 12 months and is a salon which specialises in hair products for Afro-Caribbean people.
    • This pioneering project will bring together Afro-Caribbean businesses to discuss key issues affecting them and to agree strategic priorities and action plans.
    • I've got Nigerian, Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean blood but was born in Paddington and lived there for the first 15 years of my life.
    • The group is made up of English Afro-Caribbean women with no experience of violence.
    • Two years ago many elderly Afro-Caribbean residents were left high and dry when their local organisation closed after 17 years.
    • She taught twice a week, mainly Afro-Caribbean and indigenous folk dance.
    • She would like to set up a national scheme to bring together Asian and Afro-Caribbean business people.
    • As the evening progressed numbers grew and the crowd was swelled by people of other ethnic origins including white and Afro-Caribbean youths.
    • Its association with Afro-Cuban or Afro-Caribbean religions is fairly common.
    • You can hear a lot of Afro-Caribbean influence, but it is completely open.
    • I'd learn to sew properly, and I'd take up Afro-Caribbean drumming again.
    • The only description he was able to provide was that they spoke with Afro-Caribbean accents and were around 5ft 7in tall.
    • The narrative engages the theme of searching for lost roots, in this case, Afro-Caribbean ones, but does so subtly, without fanfare, yet with plenty of visual impact.
    • The charity, which works with Afro-Caribbean children, is planning a mentoring scheme for boys who are under-achieving at school to help get them back on track.
    • ‘Especially in the tribal scenes, it's so similar to what we do in Afro-Caribbean dance,’ says the Dominican-born producer, who is also a performer in her own right.
    • The unit is also particularly keen to hear from Asian and Afro-Caribbean women, who for cultural reasons are often unwilling to take part.
    • He has his own record label and many Afro-Caribbean artists are signing on.
    • Other events that have been organised include a women's multicultural food tasting event where white, Asian, Afro-Caribbean women tasted food from different parts of the world.
    • It's Notting Hill Carnival weekend, when the streets of London's hippest neighbourhood are filled with the sights and sounds of one the world's most famous celebrations of Afro-Caribbean culture.

Definition of Afro-Caribbean in US English:

Afro-Caribbean

nounˈˌæfroʊ kəˈrɪbiən
  • A person of African descent living in or coming from the Caribbean.

    加勒比非洲黑人后裔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With relatively little opposition the Afro-Caribbeans developed their own spiritual hierarchy, myths, festivals, musical and dance forms.
    • An example was that the Afro Caribbean culture tended to use frequent repetition of requests and instructions and that needed to be adopted by teachers with Afro-Caribbeans in class.
    • Its population of some 1,200,000 is divided, with 40 per cent each of Indo- and Afro-Caribbeans with the rest mixed.
    • When a white colleague died, an Afro-Caribbean asked their mutual white friend to join him in calling on the widow.
    • I've always wanted to write a haunted house novel, and I've wanted to delve more deeply into the Afro-Caribbean magic systems.
    • Ninety-five percent of the populace consists of Afro-Caribbeans who are largely descendants of slaves imported to work on sugar plantations, with the remainder made up of descendants of British settlers and early and later migrants.
    • We have more women, Afro-Caribbean, Asian, Muslim and young candidates than all the other parties.
    • You sent me two pictures of a young Hispanic boy and two more of an Afro-Caribbean.
    • We need blacks - Afro-Caribbeans, Africans, African-Canadians alike - to attend school with people from all corners of the world if we are to develop a more cohesive and peaceful economy and society.
    • A key factor must be the propensity of Afro-Caribbeans to mix with others, above all, with indigenous whites.
    • Cajun cooking is influenced by the cuisine of the French, Acadian, Spanish, German, Anglo-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American cultures.
    • Almost 500 people from the Afro-Caribbean, Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi communities were interviewed.
    • A number of small Afro-Caribbean, Asian, and Middle-eastern religious groups also exist in Jamaica.
    • The national survey is the first to separately examine African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans - groups that often fare differently in health and achievement but are commonly lumped together in research.
    • Among Afro-Caribbeans there is a relatively high concentration of employees in transport and communication.
    • These broadly represent the Afro-Caribbean, Indian, Asian, Middle-Eastern and European cultures of the children.
    • His ethnic origin is not confirmed, but Home Office pathologists said that the victim was probably not North African or Afro-Caribbean.
    • This form of thalassaemia is very common in people who come from, or have ancestors from Africa, including many Afro-Caribbeans, India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
    • In our study, the proportion of people of Afro-Caribbean, African, or Asian descent was relatively small and varied little between practices, though records of ethnic background were not available for individual patients.
    • Successive waves of immigration from the time of the Romans, Celts, Saxons, and Danes down to the Irish and Afro-Caribbeans ensure that the British are not ethnically homogeneous.
adjectiveˈˌæfroʊ kəˈrɪbiən
  • Relating to Afro-Caribbeans.

    (与)加勒比非洲黑人后裔(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Especially in the tribal scenes, it's so similar to what we do in Afro-Caribbean dance,’ says the Dominican-born producer, who is also a performer in her own right.
    • I've got Nigerian, Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean blood but was born in Paddington and lived there for the first 15 years of my life.
    • The group is made up of English Afro-Caribbean women with no experience of violence.
    • Its association with Afro-Cuban or Afro-Caribbean religions is fairly common.
    • He has his own record label and many Afro-Caribbean artists are signing on.
    • The narrative engages the theme of searching for lost roots, in this case, Afro-Caribbean ones, but does so subtly, without fanfare, yet with plenty of visual impact.
    • I'd learn to sew properly, and I'd take up Afro-Caribbean drumming again.
    • She taught twice a week, mainly Afro-Caribbean and indigenous folk dance.
    • Two years ago many elderly Afro-Caribbean residents were left high and dry when their local organisation closed after 17 years.
    • The only description he was able to provide was that they spoke with Afro-Caribbean accents and were around 5ft 7in tall.
    • This pioneering project will bring together Afro-Caribbean businesses to discuss key issues affecting them and to agree strategic priorities and action plans.
    • The unit is also particularly keen to hear from Asian and Afro-Caribbean women, who for cultural reasons are often unwilling to take part.
    • Other events that have been organised include a women's multicultural food tasting event where white, Asian, Afro-Caribbean women tasted food from different parts of the world.
    • She would like to set up a national scheme to bring together Asian and Afro-Caribbean business people.
    • It's Notting Hill Carnival weekend, when the streets of London's hippest neighbourhood are filled with the sights and sounds of one the world's most famous celebrations of Afro-Caribbean culture.
    • You can hear a lot of Afro-Caribbean influence, but it is completely open.
    • The business has been open for 12 months and is a salon which specialises in hair products for Afro-Caribbean people.
    • The charity, which works with Afro-Caribbean children, is planning a mentoring scheme for boys who are under-achieving at school to help get them back on track.
    • He was perhaps one of the most famous artists who spread Afro-Caribbean music around the world.
    • As the evening progressed numbers grew and the crowd was swelled by people of other ethnic origins including white and Afro-Caribbean youths.
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