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American vs Black American

Black American vs American

American and Black American both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
American Yes Yes No No
Black American Yes No No No
As nouns, Black American is a hyponym of American; that is, Black American is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than American:
  • American: a native or inhabitant of the United States
  • Black 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, Afro-American.
American (noun) Black 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) Black American (adjective)
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
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