From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\
An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the
first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the
second term being "American", as {Irish-American},
{Italian-American}, {African-American}, {Asian-American}.
Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.
When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used
to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the
ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the
individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,
and is sometimes used derogatively.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), n.; pl. {Negroes}
(n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L.
niger; perh. akin to E. night.]
A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark
persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and
are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and
thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed
African blood, wherever found.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part
from African negroes; in the United States, an
{African-American}. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered
offensive.]
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
[1913 Webster]
{African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
{Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and
India.
{African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
{African oak} or {African teak}, a timber furnished by
{Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.
[1913 Webster]
{African violet} .
{African-American}, see {African-American}.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
African-American \African-American\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of
African ancestry or their history or culture
Syn: Afro-American
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
African-American \African-American\ n.
1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa,
especially a United States citizen of African descent.
Syn: Afro-American, African, black, negro
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
African-American
adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African
ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people
preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
[syn: {African-American}, {Afro-American}]
n 1: an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn:
{African-American}, {African American}, {Afro-American},
{Black American}]
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