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Meaning of African-American | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈæ.fɹɪ.kən əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən

Definitions

  1. A member of an ethnic group consisting of Americans of black African descent.
  2. Any black American person; by extension, any black person.
    US, broadly, offensive, proscribed, sometimes

Equivalents

Bosanski Afroamerikanac
Català afroamericà
Čeština Afroameričan afroamerický
Deutsch Afro-Amerikaner Afro-Amerikanerin Afroamerikaner Afroamerikanerin afroamerikanisch
Español afroamericana afroamericano
Suomi afrikkalaisamerikkalainen afroamerikkalainen
Français afro-américain Afro-Américaine
Hrvatski Afroamerikanac
日本語 アフリカ系アメリカ人
Nederlands Afro-Amerikaan Afro-Amerikaans
Polski Afroamerykanin Afroamerykanka afroamerykański
Português afro-americana afro-americano
Română afro-american afroamericană
Русский американская негритянка американский негр афро-американец афро-американка афроамерика́нский чёрная американка чёрный американец
Српски Afroamerikanac
Svenska afroamerikan afroamerikansk
Kiswahili Mwafrika Mmarekani
Українська афроамериканець

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

African-American English African-American Vernacular English African't Africana Africander Africaness

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