Afro-American

See also: Afroameričan

English

Alternative forms

• Aframerican

Etymology

From Afro- +‎ American.

Noun

Afro-American (plural Afro-Americans)

1. (dated) A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage.
   • 1894 September 3, Frederick Douglass, Blessings of Liberty and Education‎^[1], Manassas, Virginia:

     That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable being, a subject of government, and entitled to justice, liberty and equality before the law, and every where else.

Synonyms

• African-American

Translations

African-American — see African-American

Adjective

Afro-American (not comparable)

1. (dated) Of African-American heritage or culture
   • 2004 August 5, "Zonee", “Ungratefull fucking pizza boi....”, in alt.pizza.delivery.drivers‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 9 March 2008:

     I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.

Synonyms

• African-American

Related terms

• black
• person of color
• negro
• Afro-Latin
• Afro-Russian

Translations

African-American — see African-American

See also

• Euro-American