afrasian
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Synonyms: afrasia, afrasiab, abrasion, agrarian, acrasia, aerarian, acrasial, arabian, akrasia, eurasian, frisian
Antonyms: afrasia, afrasiab, abrasion, agrarian, acrasia, aerarian, acrasial, arabian, akrasia, eurasian, frisian
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Adjective
- {{senseid|en|Africa and Asia}} Of or relating to both [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. {{defdate|from early 20th c.}}
- {{lb|en|linguistics|specifically}} {{synonym of|en|Afroasiatic|t=of, [[pertain]]ing to, or being a [[language family]] [[speak#Verb|spoken]] in [[northern#Adjective|northern]] Africa and [[southwest#Adjective|southwest]] Asia, and including [[Berber#Adjective|Berber]], [[Chadic#Adjective|Chadic]], [[Cushitic#Adjective|Cushitic]], [[Egyptian#Adjective|Egyptian]], [[Semitic#Adjective|Semitic]], and possibly [[Omotic]] [[language#Noun|languages]]}}. {{defdate|from late 20th c.}}
Noun
- A [[thing]] that [[relate]]s to both [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. {{defdate|from mid 20th c.}}
- {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[person#Noun|person]] who [[come#Verb|comes]] from a [[region]] where [[Afroasiatic#Adjective|Afroasiatic]] languages are [[speak#Verb|spoken]].
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|linguistics|uncommon}} {{synonym of|en|Afroasiatic|t=the [[language family]] [[speak#Verb|spoken]] in [[northern#Adjective|northern]] Africa and [[southwest#Adjective|southwest]] Asia, and including [[Berber#Adjective|Berber]], [[Chadic#Adjective|Chadic]], [[Cushitic#Adjective|Cushitic]], [[Egyptian#Adjective|Egyptian]], [[Semitic#Adjective|Semitic]], and possibly [[Omotic]] [[language#Noun|languages]]}}. {{defdate|from late 20th c.}}
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