Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afromerican

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afromer-i-can
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to black Americans.

noun

African-American.

Example Sentences

"the superstar black womri professor who helped build UW's Afromerican studies department"
"2003, Perry Mason, Clean Scalp Group: alt.hair-removal The problem is, as a Afromerican male, when I cut my hair, I always end up with razor bumps around my hair line."
"2007, gnarled gnu direct, Re: the old boys computer has karked again Group: az.general I hear there's still space for your Afromerican colleagues in New Orleans"

Etymology

Blend of Afro- + American.

Inflected Forms

more Afromerican (comparative) most Afromerican (superlative) Aframerican (alternative) Afro-American (alternative) Afromericans (plural)

Questions

What does afromerican mean?: Of or pertaining to black Americans.
Where does afromerican come from?: Blend of Afro- + American.

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