Afro-American

3 definitions found

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

  Afro-American \Afro-American\ n.
     1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.
  
     Syn: African-American, African.
          [WordNet 1.5]



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

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Afro-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: {African-American}]
       n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: {African-American},
            {Black American}]