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African-American definition

African-American (-ə meri kən)

noun

an American () having ancestors from sub-Saharan Africa; black American

adjective

of African-Americans or their culture; black
Also written African American

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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