Afrogaean

adjective

Af·​ro·​gae·​an

¦a-frō-¦jē-ən

: ethiopian

—used in biogeographic description

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Afrogaea the Ethiopian region of Africa (from Afr- + -gaea) + English -an

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Afrogaean

• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• kampuchean
• maccabean