Afro-American

[ af-roh-uh-mer-i-kuhn ]

/ ˌæf roʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Afro-American ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, adjective

African American.

Sometimes Af·ra·mer·i·can

[af-ruh-mer-i-kuhn] /ˌæf rəˈmɛr ɪ kən/ .

Origin of Afro-American

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; Afro- + American

usage note for Afro-American

See African American, Black¹.

Words nearby Afro-American

Afrikanerdom, Afrikanerism, Afrin, afrit, Afro, Afro-American, Afro-Asian, Afroasiatic, Afro-British, Afro-Caribbean, Afrocentric

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Example sentences 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 for Afro-American

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

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

单词	afro-american
释义	Afro-American [ af-roh-uh-mer-i-kuhn ] / ˌæf roʊ əˈmɛr ɪ kən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Afro-American ON THESAURUS.COM noun, adjective African American. Sometimes Af·ra·mer·i·can [af-ruh-mer-i-kuhn] /ˌæf rəˈmɛr ɪ kən/ . Origin of Afro-American An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; Afro- + American usage note for Afro-American See African American, Black¹. Words nearby Afro-American Afrikanerdom, Afrikanerism, Afrin, afrit, Afro, Afro-American, Afro-Asian, Afroasiatic, Afro-British, Afro-Caribbean, Afrocentric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 for Afro-American This word has been replaced in general use by African-American 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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