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Definition of African American noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

African American

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/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/

/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/

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a person from America who is a member of a group of people who have dark skin and whose ancestors came from Africa
- a young African American
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