"Afro-American" meaning in All languages combined

See Afro-American on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Afro- + American Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|American}} Afro- + American Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Afro-American (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Of African-American heritage or culture Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Culture Related terms: black, person of color, negro, Afro-Latin, Afro-Russian, Euro-American
    Sense id: en-Afro-American-en-adj-3LXwaBXh Disambiguation of Culture: 100 0

Noun [English]

Forms: Afro-Americans [plural]
Etymology: Afro- + American Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|Afro|American}} Afro- + American Head templates: {{en-noun}} Afro-American (plural Afro-Americans)
  1. (dated) A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage. Tags: dated Synonyms: African-American, Aframerican
    Sense id: en-Afro-American-en-noun-FYcWNECL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with Afro-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Afro-: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 86

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