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african-american

noun

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about african-american at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry.
    African-American culture

Related Words: afro-americanblackamericanafromericanafrimericanafricanafro-indianafrocoonebonyafricoonianafro-arabafrophilic

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