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nigra vs African-American

African-American vs nigra

nigra and African-American both are nouns.

nigra is not an adjective while African-American is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nigra Yes No No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of nigra; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than nigra:
  • nigra: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of nigra include Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
nigra (noun) African-American (noun)
(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
nigra (adjective) African-American (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
Difference between nigra and African-American

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