"Afro-American" meaning in English

See Afro-American in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From 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

Forms: Afro-Americans [plural]
Etymology: From 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 terms prefixed with Afro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Afro-: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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