African-American Vernacular English
African-American Vernacular English proper noun: a variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
Proper noun (1)
African-American Vernacular English
- A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: African-American vernacular English
African-American vernacular English
- Alternative form of African-American Vernacular English.
African-American Vernacular English meaning in Indonesian
African-American Vernacular English in Indonesian
- variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
- bahasa Inggris Vernakular Afrika-Amerika
Synonyms of African-American Vernacular English
Forms of African-American Vernacular English
| alternative form | African American Vernacular English |
|---|---|
| alternative form | African American vernacular English |
| alternative form | African-American vernacular English |
Questions about African-American Vernacular English
- What does African-American Vernacular English mean?
- African-American Vernacular English means a variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
- What is African-American Vernacular English in Indonesian?
- African-American Vernacular English in Indonesian is bahasa Inggris Vernakular Afrika-Amerika. See African-American Vernacular English meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is African-American Vernacular English?
- African-American Vernacular English is a proper noun.
Words near African-American Vernacular English in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: African-American Vernacular English (page history and authors); African-American vernacular English (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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