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African-Canadian

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noun

  1. a Canadian of African descent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Canadians of African descent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lemay was born into hardship in Toronto, with roots in African-Canadian culture and among the Mi’kmaq peoples of Canada’s East Coast.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Russell Martin, one of the few black major league catchers in recent years, is an African-Canadian from Montreal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2019

Yet Colgate is a Western company and, as such, “should know better,” says Kwame Dougan, an African-Canadian living in China.

From Newsweek • Nov. 30, 2010

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