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African american

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of African-American. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of African-American. alt-of, alternative

    "She is also a descendant of our nation's third president, Thomas Jefferson, and his enslaved mistress, Sally Hemings.[...] She holds the profound honor of being the first African American employed at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.[...] Hemings (1773-1835) is one of the most famous—and least known—African American women in U.S. history."

  2. 2
    an American whose ancestors were born in Africa wordnet

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