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Afro-American

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Af·ro-A·mer·i·can (fr--mr-kn)
n.
A Black American of African ancestry; an African American.

Afro-A·meri·can adj.

Afro-American
n & adj
another word for African-American
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Afro-AmericanAfro-American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Adj.1.Afro-AmericanAfro-American - pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
black - of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.
Translations
Afro-American [ˌæfrəʊəˈmerɪkən]
A. ADJafroamericano
B. Nafroamericano/a m/f
Afro-American [ˈæfrəʊəˈmɛrɪkən] adj & nafroamericano/a


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