afrophile

Etymology

From Afro- + -phile.

afrophile means one who loves Africa or African people. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “afrophile” is a great word

AFROPHILE — [Noun] One who feels a deep, encompassing love for Africa and its peoples. From the combining form Afro- (pertaining to Africa) + -phile (from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos), meaning "loving, dear"). Unlike an Africanist, who brings scholarly detachment to the study of the continent, or an Afrocentrist, who centers a specific ideological framework, an afrophile is governed by a more personal, reverent affinity. This is the passion of the diaspora traveler for whom the soil feels like a homecoming; the collector whose shelves hum with the textures of kente cloth; the listener who finds a symphony in a thousand different stories. A love, by its nature, is a personal geography.

noun

One who loves Africa or African people.