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African-Canadian

Meaning of "African-Canadian" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AFRICAN-CANADIAN

African-Canadian


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRICAN-CANADIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
African-Canadian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES AFRICAN-CANADIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Black Canadians

Black Canadian is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with partial or direct Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin. Black Canadians and other Canadians often draw a distinction between those of Afro-Caribbean ancestry and those of other African roots. The term African Canadian is sometimes used by Black Canadians who trace their heritage to the first slaves brought by British and French colonists to the mainland of North America, but many Blacks of Caribbean origin in Canada reject the term African Canadian as an elision of the uniquely Caribbean aspects of their heritage, and instead identify as Caribbean Canadian. Unlike in the United States where African American is a widely accepted term, due to these tensions and controversies between the African and Caribbean communities, the term "Black Canadian" is accepted in the Canadian context. Black Canadians have contributed to many areas of Canadian culture.

Definition of African-Canadian in the English dictionary

The definition of African-Canadian in the dictionary is a Canadian of African descent. Other definition of African-Canadian is of or relating to Canadians of African descent.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRICAN-CANADIAN

African marigold · African National Congress · African potato · African sleeping sickness · African swine fever · African time · African Union · African violet · African wild dog · African-American · African-American Vernacular English · African-Caribbean · Africana · Africander · Africanisation · Africanise · Africanism · Africanist · Africanization · Africanize

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRICAN-CANADIAN

Acadian · Accadian · Akkadian · Arcadian · Barbadian · Canadian · circadian · English Canadian · French Canadian · French-Canadian · Grenadian · Indian · Indo-Canadian · milliradian · New Canadian · Orcadian · Palladian · radian · steradian · Trinidadian

Synonyms and antonyms of African-Canadian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «African-Canadian» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF AFRICAN-CANADIAN

Find out the translation of African-Canadian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of African-Canadian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «African-Canadian» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

非洲,加拿大
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Afro- canadiense
570 millions of speakers
en

English

African-Canadian
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अफ्रीकी मूल के कनाडाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أفريقيا الكندية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Афро- канадского
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Africano- Americano
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকান-কানাডিয়ান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Afro-canadienne
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Afrika-Kanada
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Afro- kanadischen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アフリカ系カナダ人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

아프리카 - 캐나다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Afrika-Kanada
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Phi - Canada
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பிரிக்க-கனடிய
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आफ्रिकन कॅनेडियन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Afrika-Kanada
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Afro - canadese
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

African- kanadyjski
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Афро - канадського
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

African - Canadian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αφρικής - καναδική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Afro- Kanadese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Afro- kanadensiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Afrikansk-kanadisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of African-Canadian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN-CANADIAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of African-Canadian
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about African-Canadian

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRICAN-CANADIAN»

Discover the use of African-Canadian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to African-Canadian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The African Canadian Legal Odyssey: Historical Essays
This collection demonstrates that the social history of Blacks in Canada has always been inextricably bound to questions of law, and that the role of the law in shaping Black life was often ambiguous and shifted over time.
Barrington Walker, 2012
2
Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature
In this new book, he acts as master cartographer and continues his work putting African-Canadian literature as a whole on that map.
George Elliott Clarke, 2002
3
Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature
Directions Home explores the trajectories and tendencies of African-Canadian literature within the Canadian canon and the socio-cultural traditions of the African Diaspora.
George Elliott Clarke, 2012
4
Ontario's African-Canadian Heritage: Collected Writings by ...
This illustrated collection offers a wealth of data on slavery, abolition, the Underground Railroad, providing unique insights into the African-Canadian heritage in Ontario.
Fred Landon, Karolyn Smardz Frost, 2009
5
In the Black: New African Canadian Literature
"In a mix of short fiction, poetry, dub poetry, and hip hop, some of Black Canada's foremost writers from across generations explore history, community, love, and healing."--Publisher's webpage.
Althea Prince, 2014
6
African-Canadian theatre
A series that sets out to make the best critical and scholarly work readily available.
Maureen Anne Moynagh, 2005
7
Back to the Drawing Board: African-Canadian Feminisms
While the essays focus on key concepts and debates that underlie Black feminist theory and challenge the dominant structures that continue to exclude Black women, the objective is to bring the plurality of African-Canadian women's voices ...
Njoki Nathani Wane, Katerina Deliovsky, Erica Lawson, 2002
8
Eyeing the North Star: Directions in African-Canadian Literature
Mixing prose, poetry, and drama, and including the work of established writers and new voices, writing in English as well as French (in translation here), Eyeing the North Star is a varied and vibrant overview of the recent evolution of ...
George Elliott Clarke, 1997
9
Wayde Compton and the African-Canadian background of his ...
A discussion on Compton ́s view on topics such as Black Englishes, Hip Hop oralities and Turntable Pluralities follows, after which the paper will provide some information on the poetry collection Performance Bond as well as other works by ...
Katharina Eder, 2010
10
Wayde Compton and the African-Canadian Background of His ...
A discussion on Comptons view on topics such as Black Englishes, Hip Hop oralities and Turntable Pluralities follows, after which the paper will provide some information on the poetry collection Performance Bond as well as other works by ...
Katharina Eder, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRICAN-CANADIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term African-Canadian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Boosting diversity in non-profit boardrooms
For the past 10 years, Barrie, an African-Canadian, has been heavily involved in community service and non-profits. She says the problem is ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
2
In the Kitchen: Pancakes, picnics and PIE!
For Los Angeles chef Farid Zadi, Ramadan means baghrir, thin pancakes spread with butter and his own “North African-Canadian” mixture of ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
A buttery cake for Ramadan reminds a chef of his childhood
"It's North African-Canadian," Zadi jokes. "I like to be different." Zadi, 47, demonstrates baghrir for Ramadan in the Los Angeles Times Test ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
4
Fired JP loses bid to have taxpayers pay legal fees
... including one where he accused the hearing of discriminating against Massiah and himself because they are African-Canadian and another ... «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»
5
University's history department honours local history heroes
She is part of the African-Canadian Roads to Freedom Project to add African-Canadians into the public school board's history curriculum. «Windsor Star, Jun 15»
6
Blues duo the next in Motley musical series
... County, the first African-Canadian pioneer settlement in Ontario. Bluz FM radio host Danny Marks has called Braithwaite “a national treasure. «NorthernLife.ca, Jun 15»
7
Coxheath native up for legal award
The home was founded in 1921 to care for African-Canadian orphans in the province. People later filed individual lawsuits against the home for ... «Cape Breton Post, Jun 15»
8
"African Music Week": Stonebwoy to speak at conference in Canada
From emerging African-Canadian musicians to mid-career and seasoned veterans coming in from Africa, the US and abroad, AMW has created this week long ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jun 15»
9
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre opens in Birchtown this weekend
The building's design represents many symbols of African-Canadian history. A pathway illustrates the point of no return for Africans boarding ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
10
Having a African-Canadian Police Chief Won't Solve Institutional …
As a member of the African-Canadian community, I am quite puzzled by the exuberant display of irrationality and misplaced expectations by ... «Huffington Post Canada, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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