African-american
African-american adjective - Pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry.
Usage example: many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American
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Synonyms for African-american
Black and african-american are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Black" instead the phrase "African-american" as a noun or an adjective.
Black
Black adjective - Of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
Usage example: "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.
African-american and black are semantically related. You can use "African-american" instead the word "Black" as a noun or an adjective.
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It was a New Sound Album where the band explored themes of African-American and black political and social awareness and organizing themselves against institutional racism.
Source: Music / Fear Of A Black Planet -
The character is supposed to be Polynesian rather than "black", but the role is often given to an African-American actress because in the US at least those are easier to come by.
Source: Sassy Black Woman -
Pun-Based Title: It's a subversion of the song White Christmas, here black not standing for African-American, but for evil... or for utter despair.
Source: Film / Black Christmas (1974)
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Black and African-american. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/african-american/black
African-american & Black. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/african-american/black>.
Black or African-american. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/african-american/black.
