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African-American vs Black woman

Black woman vs African-American

African-American and Black woman both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
African-American Yes Yes No No
Black woman Yes No No No
As nouns, Black woman is a hyponym of African-American; that is, Black woman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than African-American:
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
  • Black woman: a woman who is Black
African-American (noun) Black woman (noun)
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today a woman who is Black
African-American (adjective) Black woman (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
Difference between African-American and Black woman

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