Af·ri·can-Amer·i·can /ˌæfrɪkənəˈmɛrəkən ||ˌɑ-/
African-American
adj : 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: Afro-American]
n : an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn: Afro-American,
Black American]