Black woman vs African-American
African-American vs Black womanBlack woman and African-American both are nouns.
Black woman is not an adjective while African-American is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black woman | Yes | No | No | No |
| African-American | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
African-American is a hypernym of
Black woman; that is, African-American is a
word with a broader meaning than Black woman:
- Black woman: a woman who is Black
- African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of Black woman include
Black, Negro, Negroid, adult female, woman, Black person, blackamoor.
| Black woman (noun) | African-American (noun) |
|---|---|
| a woman who is Black | a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today |
| Black woman (adjective) | African-American (adjective) |
|---|---|
| pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry |
Words related to "Black woman"
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