Afro-American vs American

American vs Afro-American

Afro-American and American both are nouns.

Afro-American and American both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Afro-American	Yes	Yes	No	No
American	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, American is a hypernym of Afro-American; that is, American is a word with a broader meaning than Afro-American:

Afro-American: an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
American: a native or inhabitant of the United States

Afro-American (noun)	American (noun)
an American whose ancestors were born in Africa	the English language as used in the United States
	a native or inhabitant of the United States
	a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country

Afro-American (adjective)	American (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry	of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas
	of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture

Difference between Afro-American and American

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