AFRO-AMERICAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
   Synonym(s)
   • African-American (what does African-American mean?)
   • Black American (what does Black American mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Afro-American is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • American (what does American mean?)

AFRO-AMERICAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
   Synonym(s)
   • African-American (what does African-American mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Afro-American culture
   • many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American
   Similar To
   • black (what does black mean?)