african american
11African American — noun an American whose ancestors were born in Africa • Syn: ↑African American, ↑Afro American, ↑Black American • Derivationally related forms: ↑Afro American (for: ↑Afro American), ↑Af …
12African American — I UK / US adjective 1) someone who is African American is from the US, but their family originally came from Africa 2) relating to the culture of African Americans II UK / US noun [countable] Word forms African American : singular African… …
13African American — /ˌæfrɪkən əˈmɛrɪkən/ (say .afrikuhn uh merikuhn) noun 1. an American of African descent. –adjective Also, African American. 2. of or relating to Americans of African descent. Also, Afro American, Black American …
14African-American — Hyphenated American Hyphenated American An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the second term being American , as {Irish American}, {Italian American}, {African… …
15African American — n a US name for black Americans descended from Africans, especially those descended from American slaves. The name has become more popular and politically correct (= avoiding language that may offend a particular group) than ‘black’. About 12% of …
16African-American — Negro Ne gro (n[=e] gr[ o]), n.; pl. {Negroes} (n[=e] gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.] A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical… …
17African-American — noun Date: 1855 Afro American • African American adjective …
18African American — adj. African American is used with these nouns: ↑English, ↑literature, ↑male, ↑precinct …
19African American — black Another twist in the tortuous path of evasion where skin pigmentation is concerned: Black people may be black, but many now prefer African American . (Daily Telegraph, 23 February 1991) …
20African American — [ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən] noun [C] someone from the US who belongs to a race of people that has dark skin and whose family originally came from Africa ˌAfrican ˈAmerican adj …
