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African-Canadian

British  

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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