African American

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African American also Af·ri·can-A·mer·i·can (

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A Black American of African ancestry. See Usage Note at black.

Afri·can-A·meri·can adj.

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African American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

African-American, Afro-American, Black American

American - a native or inhabitant of the United States

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