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African-American vs Black

Black vs African-American

African-American and Black both are nouns.

African-American is an adjective but Black is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
African-American Yes Yes No No
Black Yes No No No
As nouns, African-American and Black are synonyms defined as:
  • African-American and Black: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other synonyms of African-American include Negro, Negroid.
African-American (noun) Black (noun)
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
African-American (adjective) Black (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
Difference between African-American and Black

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