afro-american

3 definitions found

afro-american - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

  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]

afro-american - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Afro-American
      adj 1: 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, Afro-American]
      n 1: an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn:
           African-American, African American, Afro-American,
           Black American]