Used in a Sentence

afro-american

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for afro-american.

Editorial note

You mean like the many European players that rock the NBA that are totally not Afro-American?

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of afro-american gathered in one view.

noun

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

adjective

(dated) Of African-American heritage or culture

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for afro-american.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

You mean like the many European players that rock the NBA that are totally not Afro-American?

2

This was your subtle way of saying that the average lifespan for a typical Afro-American name is lower, right?

3

Low afro-american/hispanic participation can be explained in large part by lack of high quality education, lack of computers, etc.

4

North-Americans or US-Americans or whatever-Americans shouldn't be the ones defining who is American, who is Latino-American, who is Native-American, Afro-American.

5

You can try for an Afro-American imperial case, but it’s going to get factually unstuck fast.

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Toni Morrison isn't well known here yet, if only because her writing is embedded with Afro-American reality which is off-phase with Europe culture.

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Afro-American people have the biggest genetic diversity in America and their genetic subgroups are so distinctive that they require separate testing in clinical studies.

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How to classify Morgan Freeman movies on the Afro-American scale?

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Some called themselves afro-american, and today it's predominately african american.

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But I'm pretty sure the Afro-American population would gladly swap 50% of black NBA players to have 50% of them in the middle-class.

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Anthropology and Afro-American studies, ffs.

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> Afro-American people have the biggest genetic diversity in America and their genetic subgroups are so distinctive that they require separate testing in clinical studies.

Quote examples

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Or is it more a case of "mom was half Native American and half Chinese; dad was half Afro-American and half Danish"?

2

"The persuit of happiness" is classified as an Afro-American movie.

3

So a girl in my class asked our visitor, "What do you want to be called, 'black' or 'Afro-American'?" His answer was, "I'd rather be called Henry." Henry's answer to my classmate's innocent question really got me thinking.

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The West In the Americas, United States, and Canada: Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States and Canada to fuel instability and separatism against neoliberal globalist Western hegemony, such as, for instance, provoke "Afro-American racists" to create severe backlash against the rotten political state of affairs in the current present-day system of the United States and Canada.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use afro-american in a sentence?

You mean like the many European players that rock the NBA that are totally not Afro-American?

What does afro-american mean?

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

What part of speech is afro-american?

afro-american is commonly used as noun, adjective.