Afro-American

[ af-roh-uh-mer-i-kuh n ]

/ ˌæf roʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

noun, adjective

African American.

RELATED WORDS

Negro, African

Origin of Afro-American

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Usage note

See black.

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Examples from the Web for afro-american

The half-savage conductors of an orthodox224 Afro-American cremation in Texas typify an equally marked social retrogression.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
Graveyard rabbits, when indubitably known to be such, decorate no Afro-American skillet.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb
It is amply sufficient to accommodate the vast variety of exhibits which the Afro-American will have to display to the world.
Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading|Various
The Afro-American himself did not know as he should have known as his journals should be in a position to have him know and act.
Southern Horrors|Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so.
Southern Horrors|Ida B. Wells-Barnett

British Dictionary definitions for afro-american

Afro-American

noun, adjective

another word for African-American

usage

This word has been replaced in general use by African-American

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Afro-American

noun, adjective

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Origin of Afro-American

Usage note

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British Dictionary definitions for afro-american

Afro-American

noun, adjective

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