African-American

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Adjective

African-American

1. (of a person) American and black.

   Synonyms: Afro-American

2. (US, nonstandard, proscribed, of a person) Of black-African descent.

   Synonyms: black, Negro, colored

3. Of or pertaining to the culture of African-American people.

Translations

• French: afro-américain, afro-américaine
• German: afroamerikanisch
• Portuguese: afro-americano
• Spanish: afroamericano

Noun

African-American

1. A black American.

   Synonyms: Afro-American, Afromerican

2. (US, nonstandard, proscribed) Any black person.

   Synonyms: black, Negro, colored, nigger, darky

   Hypernyms: person of color, nonwhite

Translations

• French: Afro-Américain, Afro-Américaine
• German: Afroamerikaner, Afro-Amerikaner, Afroamerikanerin, Afro-Amerikanerin
• Portuguese: afro-americano, afro-americana
• Russian: афро-америка́нец
• Spanish: afroamericano, afroamericana

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