What is "negro" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does negro mean in English? Meaning of negro definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "negro" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "negro": a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)

Noun

  • Meaning: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
  • Synonyms: black black person blackamoor negro negroid
  • Hyponyms: black man black woman colored colored person coon darkey darkie darky jigaboo negress nigga nigger nigra picaninny piccaninny pickaninny spade tom uncle tom
  • Hypernyms: individual mortal person person of color person of colour somebody someone soul
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gro

    Meaning of "negro": relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair

    Adjective

  • Meaning: relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair
  • Synonyms: negro
  • Similar: black
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gro

  • Adjective: (dated, possible offensive) Relating to the black ethnicity.(dated, possible offensive) Black or dark brown in color.
  • Synonyms:

    Afro-American, African,

    Antonyms:

    white, Caucasian,

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    negro in English: negro
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