African-American
African-American
relating to black Americans
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African-American with Russian translation
African-American usage examples
Школа пригласила афроамериканского автора выступить.
The school invited an African-American author to speak.
В этом семестре она изучает афроамериканскую историю.
She is studying African-American history this semester.
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African-American synonyms
What's the difference between African-American / Black
афроамериканский — relating to black Americans
The school invited an African-American author to speak.
Школа пригласила афроамериканского автора выступить.
Standard term for black Americans; same meaning as the headword.
African-American history is an important part of U.S. history.
История афроамериканцев — важная часть истории США.
Broader term: can mean the color black or, in some contexts, a Black person; not always the same as African-American.
Black is often used as a broader racial identity term than African-American.
Black часто используется как более широкое обозначение расовой идентичности, чем African-American.
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В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
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How to pronounce African-American and what this word means
African-American translation: афроамериканский. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce African-American
/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/
African-American translation
афроамериканский
African-American examples
The school invited an African-American author to speak.
African-American transcription
/ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/, /ˌæfrɪkən əˈmɛrɪkən/
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African-American meaning: what does it mean?
relating to black Americans
African-American pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
African-American is pronounced as /ˌæfrɪkən əˈmerɪkən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
African-American definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The school invited an African-American author to speak. Translation: Школа пригласила афроамериканского автора выступить.
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