Antonyms for African-American
ˈæf rɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kənafrican-amer·i·can

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1. African-Americanadjective

   American and black.

   Synonyms:
   black, Afro-Usonian, person of color, colored, Negro, Afro-American

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1. African-American, African American, Afro-American, Black Americanadjective

   an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

   Antonyms:
   white

2. African-American, Afro-Americanadjective

   pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry

   "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"

   Antonyms:
   white

How to use African-American in a sentence?

1. David Schwimmer:

   Maybe there should be an all-black' Friends' or an all-Asian' Friends,' but I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years to have Ross date women of colour. One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian-American woman, and later I dated African-American women. That was a very conscious push on my part.

2. Cameron BoyceHe:

   Being African American and Jewish, I have plenty of ancestors and family members that I can look to for strength, and more importantly, for a grateful outlook on life, every one of them clawed and scratched for my sister and I to be in the position we're in today.

3. Ben Carson:

   I don't find any particular problem being an African-American in the Republican Party. The people??I know that in the progressive side of things, they like to say that the Republicans are racist. I know that. I haven't experienced that.

4. George Gascón:

   Over the course of my decades in policing, I've witnessed over and over again the multigenerational impact of arrests and prosecutions in poor African American and Latino communities.

5. African American:

   What it means to preserve a landmark in this instance is really about telling overlooked stories embodied in those places -- ones of African American resilience, activism and achievement -- that are fundamental to the nation itself.

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