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Coptic	the Afro-Asiatic language of ancient Egypt now extinct except for ritual use in the Coptic Church. [1/3 definitions]
Cushitic	a subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, spoken in Ethiopia, Somalia, and other parts of eastern Africa. [1/2 definitions]
hoodoo	religious sorcery practiced esp. by some of the Afro-Caribbean population of Haiti, Jamaica, and other Caribbean islands; voodoo. [1/3 definitions]
salsa	Latin American dance music combining Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican elements with jazz, rock, and blues, and played at a fast tempo. [1/2 definitions]

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