African American

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African American

Other spellings

• African-American

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæf.rɪ.kən əˈmɛrɪkən/

Expression

Expression African American

1. An African American is an American person with African or Black ancestry.

   Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States.

Synonyms

• black
• person of color
• (old, no longer used) Afro-American
• (old, no longer used) colored
• (very offensive) darky
• (old, no longer used) Negro
• (very offensive) nigger

Related words

• African
• American

Usage notes

• African American is a somewhat formal phrase, and often seen as a politically correct way to say "black person".
• Other than "black person" and "person of color", most other synonyms are no longer used, and are likely to be considered offensive.