Today African-Americans are 12 percent of the population.
...a group of African-American community leaders.
English dictionary. 2008.
African American — African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa.cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01 5.pdf |first=Jesse |last=McKinnon… … Wikipedia
African-American — African Af ri*can, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. [1913 Webster] {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African-American — n. 1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent. Syn: Afro American, African, black, negro [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African-American — African A merican1 noun count ** someone from the U.S. who belongs to a race of people that has dark skin and whose family originally came from Africa African American ,African A merican 2 adjective 1. ) someone who is African American is from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
African-American — [af′ri kənə mer′i kən] n. an AMERICAN (n. 1b) having ancestors from sub Saharan Africa; black American adj. of African Americans or their culture; black: Also written African American … English World dictionary
African-American — adj. 1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture Syn: Afro American [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African American — chiefly US ► NOUN ▪ an American of African origin. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to African Americans … English terms dictionary
African-American — isolated instances from at least 1863 (Afro American is attested in 1853, in freemen s publications in Canada), but the modern use is a re invention first attested 1969 (in reference to the African American Teachers Association) which became the… … Etymology dictionary
African-American — I noun an American whose ancestors were born in Africa • Syn: ↑African American, ↑Afro American, ↑Black American • Derivationally related forms: ↑Afro American (for: ↑Afro Ameri … Useful english dictionary
African American — noun an American whose ancestors were born in Africa • Syn: ↑African American, ↑Afro American, ↑Black American • Derivationally related forms: ↑Afro American (for: ↑Afro American), ↑Af … Useful english dictionary
