Afro-American

plural Afro-Americans · alternative Aframerican · alternative Afromerican

1. datedA native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage.

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   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.

   1894 September 3, Frederick Douglass, Blessings of Liberty and Education, Manassas, Virginia

   Synonyms: African-American

alternative Aframerican · alternative Afromerican

1. datednot comparableOf African-American heritage or culture.

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

   2004 August 5, "Zonee", “Ungratefull fucking pizza boi....”, in alt.pizza.delivery.drivers (Usenet), retrieved 09 Mar 2008

   Synonyms: African-American