african-american

UK /ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ US /ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A member of an ethnic group consisting of Americans of black African descent.

2

Any black American person; by extension, any black person.

adj

1

Pertaining to the African-American ethnicity.

The rioters overshadowed the message of peaceful protesters on prior days: They had called for justice for Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died from spinal injuries after police arrested him this month.

2

Black.

3

Of or pertaining to the culture of African-American people.

African-American music

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