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Af⋅ro-A⋅mer⋅i⋅can

  [af-roh-uh-mer-i-kuhn]
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–noun, adjective
African-American.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism

Usage note:
See black.
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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.
Also, Afro-American.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism

Usage note:
See black.
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Af·ro-A·mer·i·can   (āf'rō-ə-měr'ĭ-kən)
n.  A Black American of African ancestry; an African American.
Af'ro-A·mer'i·can adj.
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