of or relating to both Africa and Asia, esp as part of the developing world
Afro-Asian in American English
(ˌæfroʊˈeɪʒən)
adjective
of Africa and Asia jointly
Afro-Asian in American English
(ˈæfrouˈeiʒən, -ʃən)
adjective
of or pertaining to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples
Word origin
[1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: action painting, allograph, bleep, point spread, point-of-sale