Afro-American

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Afro-American

noun Afro-Americans · Aframerican · Afromerican

  1. dated A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage. That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable b

    Similar: African-American

adjective Aframerican · Afromerican

  1. dated, not comparable Of African-American heritage or culture. I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.

    Similar: African-American

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@misc{afro_american_2026,
  title = {Afro-American},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afro-american},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}