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african american

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Af⋅ri⋅can-A⋅mer⋅i⋅can

[af-ri-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn]
–noun
1. a black American of African descent.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to African-Americans.


Origin:
1860–65, Americanism


See black.
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African American also Af·ri·can-A·mer·i·can   (āf'rĭ-kən-ə-měr'ĭ-kən)   
n.  A Black American of African ancestry. See Usage Note at black.
Af'ri·can-A·mer'i·can adj.
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