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afro-american
noun 1adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
chemical
VERB + AFRO-AMERICAN
engineering, gave
AFRO-AMERICAN + NOUN
boi, delivery
ADV.
inadvertently
Definitions
noun
1
A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage.
That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable being, a subject of government, and entitled to justice, liberty and equality before the law, and every where else.
adj
1
Of African-American heritage or culture
I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.
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Synonyms
adjective — pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ance
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Example Bank
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That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and
Wiktionary02
I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.
Wiktionary03
Mae Jemison enrolled at Stanford University at the age of 16 and in 1977 graduated with degrees in both chemical engineering and Afro-American studies.
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