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African-American

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African American also Af·ri·can-A·mer·i·can  (fr-kn--mr-kn)
n.
A Black American of African ancestry. See Usage Note at black.

Afri·can-A·meri·can adj.

African-American
n
an American of African descent
adj
of or relating to Americans of African descent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.African-AmericanAfrican-American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Adj.1.African-AmericanAfrican-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
African-American [ˌæfrɪkənəˈmerɪkən]
A. ADJafroamericano
B. Nafroamericano/a m/f
African-American
nAfroamerikaner(in) m(f)


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