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/ˈæfroʊ-əmˈɛrəkən/ Listen

noun

Afro-American n.

An American whose ancestors were born in Africa.

Synonyms: African-American, African.

adjective

Afro-American adj.

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture.

Synonyms: African-American.

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Etymology of 'Afro-American'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Afro-american" Quotes from Famous Books

... full blossoming of this mourning flower of Afro-American civilization, as it is sometimes seen to bloom along the by-ways of plantation life, there was not a second-hand veil of crepe forth-coming on this occasion. There were small compensations, however, in ...

— Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches • Ruth McEnery Stuart

... when indubitably known to be such, decorate no Afro-American skillet. Destiny has called them higher ...

— Sundry Accounts • Irvin S. Cobb