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American vs Afro-American

Afro-American vs American

American and Afro-American both are nouns.

American and Afro-American both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
American Yes Yes No No
Afro-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Afro-American is a hyponym of American; that is, Afro-American is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:
  • American: a native or inhabitant of the United States
  • Afro-American: an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
Other hyponyms of American include Asian American, Creole, Anglo-American, Alabaman, Alabamian, Alaskan, Arizonan, Arizonian, Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Bay Stater, Bostonian, Californian, Carolinian, Coloradan, Connecticuter, Delawarean, Delawarian, Floridian, Franco-American, German American, Georgian, Hawaiian, Idahoan, Illinoisan, Hoosier, Indianan, Iowan, Kansan, Bluegrass Stater, Kentuckian, Louisianan, Louisianian, Down Easter, Mainer, Marylander, Michigander, Wolverine, Gopher, Minnesotan, Mississippian, Missourian, Montanan, Cornhusker, Nebraskan, Nevadan, Granite Stater, New Hampshirite, Garden Stater, New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite, New Mexican, New Yorker, North Carolinian, Tarheel, North Dakotan, Buckeye, Ohioan, Oklahoman, Sooner, Beaver, Oregonian, Keystone Stater, Pennsylvanian, Rhode Islander, South Carolinian, South Dakotan, Tennessean, Volunteer, Texan, Utahan, Vermonter, Virginian, Washingtonian, Washingtonian, West Virginian, Badger, Wisconsinite, Wyomingite, Puerto Rican, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, Yankee, Appalachian, New Englander, Yankee, Nisei, Southerner, Hispanic, Hispanic American, Spanish American, Tory, Northerner, Yank, Yankee, African American, Black American.
American (noun) Afro-American (noun)
the English language as used in the United States an American whose ancestors were born in Africa
a native or inhabitant of the United States
a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
American (adjective) Afro-American (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
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