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Afro-american

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of African-American heritage or culture dated, not-comparable

    "I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells."

Adjective
  1. 1
    pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage. dated

    "That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable being, a subject of government, and entitled to justice, liberty and equality before the law, and every where else."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Afro- + American.

Etymology 2

From Afro- + American.

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