an American of African descent
of or relating to Americans of African descent
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ˈAf•ri•can-Aˈmer•i•can also ˈAf•ro-Aˈme•ri•can, n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Language Varietiesa black American of African descent.
adj.
- Language Varietiesof or relating to African-Americans.
Af•ri•can-A•mer•i•can
(af′ri kən ə mer′i kən),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Language Varietiesa black American of African descent.
adj.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to African-Americans.
- 1860–65,[American.]
- See black.
'African American' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
African American Vernacular English
- African-American
- Afro-American
- Gates
- Harlem
- Kwanzaa
- Turner
- black
- boogie
- diss
- ebonics
- jazz
- kente
- phat