African-American
African-American · more African-American · most African-American
Of a person, pertaining to the African-American ethnicityOf a person, pertaining to the African-American ethnicity.
/ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
Meaning
3 sensesOf a person, pertaining to the African-American ethnicity.
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
(US, broadly, offensive, proscribed, sometimes)Black.
afroamerikanisch, afro-amerikanisch
афроамериканскийafroamerikanskij
Of or pertaining to the culture of African-American people.
African-American music
Translations
6 languagesРусский
American and black:
Deutsch
American and black:
Origin
Patterned on forms such as Irish-American, popularized by Jesse Jackson and in common usePatterned on forms such as Irish-American, popularized by Jesse Jackson and in common use since the late 1980s.
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Forms
more African-American, most African-American| Comparative | more African-American Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most African-American Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry:Afro-American
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form