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colored vs African-American

African-American vs colored

colored and African-American both are nouns.

colored and African-American both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colored Yes Yes No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of colored; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than colored:
  • colored: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of colored include Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
colored (noun) African-American (noun)
a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
colored (adjective) African-American (adjective)
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
favoring one person or side over another
Difference between colored and African-American

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