african-american

UK /ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ US /ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/

adj 3noun 2

Definitions

noun

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

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

adj

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.

Black.

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

African-American music

Collocations

ADJ.

cultural, disciplined, gray, many, patient

VERB + AFRICAN-AMERICAN

became, called, found, hired, study

AFRICAN-AMERICAN + NOUN

fans, holiday, louisiana, man, mosque, mother, movie, music

PREP.

from, with

ADV.

predominantly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are ar

adjective — pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ance

afro-american

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

African-American music

Wiktionary

Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. But my personal story is not so unique.

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I have an African-American neighbor.

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The study found that African-American students were disciplined more often and more harshly than other students.

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Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to enter space.

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Usage Notes

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