African-American

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\
     An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the
     first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the
     second term being "American", as {Irish-American},
     {Italian-American}, {African-American}, {Asian-American}.
     Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.


     When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used
     to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the
     ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the
     individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,
     and is sometimes used derogatively.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), n.; pl. {Negroes}
     (n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L.
     niger; perh. akin to E. night.]
     A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark
     persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and
     are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and
     thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed
     African blood, wherever found.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part
        from African negroes; in the United States, an
        {African-American}. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered
        offensive.]
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
     African.]
     Of or pertaining to Africa.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {African violet} .
  
     {African-American}, see {African-American}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  African-American \African-American\ adj.
     1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of
        African ancestry or their history or culture
  
     Syn: Afro-American
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  African-American \African-American\ n.
     1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa,
        especially a United States citizen of African descent.
  
     Syn: Afro-American, African, black, negro
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  African-American
       adj : pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African
             ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people
             preferred to be called African-American or
             Afro-American" [syn: {Afro-American}]
       n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: {Afro-American},
            {Black American}]