African American
adjective/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/
/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/
- of or connected with American people whose families were originally from Africa
- African American culture
- My doctor is African American.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAfrican American is used with these nouns:- English
- literature
- male
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