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/ˈæfrəkən-əmˈɛrəkən/ Listen

adjective

African adj. Of or pertaining to Africa.

African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India.

African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta).

African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.

African violet.

African-American, see African-American.

African-American adj.

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture

Synonyms: Afro-American

noun

African-American n.

An American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent.

Synonyms: Afro-American, African, black, negro

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Etymology of 'African-American'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"African-american" Quotes from Famous Books

... slavery in Mississippi. His mother escaped with Trotter and his brother via the Underground Railroad, and they settled in Cincinnati, where Trotter became a teacher. He moved to Boston and fought in the Civil War, becoming the first African-American to achieve the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Union Army. He later became the first African-American to be employed by the U.S. Post Office, but resigned in protest when discrimination prevented his promotion. His Music and ...

— Music and Some Highly Musical People • James M. Trotter