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Africanize

Syllabification: (Af·ri·can·ize)
Pronunciation: /ˈafrikəˌnīz/

Definition of Africanize

verb

[with object]
  • 1make African in character: (as adjective Africanized)an Africanized form of Cajun music
  • (in Africa) restructure (an organization) by replacing white employees with black Africans.
  • 2 (usually as adjective Africanized) hybridize (honeybees of European stock) with bees of African stock, producing an aggressive strain. In recent years hybrids have spread from Brazil to the US, where they have become known colloquially as “killer bees.”.

Derivatives

Africanization


noun

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