Afro-American

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Af·ro-A·mer·i·can

(ăf′rō-ə-mĕr′ĭ-kən)

An African American.

Af′ro-A·mer′i·can adj.

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Afro-American

n, adj

another word for African-American

Usage: This word has been replaced in general use by African-American

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Af•ri•can-A•mer•i•can

(ˈæf rɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən)

also Afro-American

1. a black American of African descent.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to African-Americans.

[1860–65, Amer.]

usage: See black.

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Noun	1.	Afro-American - an American whose ancestors were born in Africa African American, African-American, Black American American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Adj.	1.	Afro-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" African-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.

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Afro-American

[ˌæfrəʊəˈmerɪkən]

A. ADJ → afroamericano

B. N → afroamericano/a m/f

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Afro-American

[ˈæfrəʊəˈmɛrɪkən] adj & n → afroamericano/a

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