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adj
Pertaining to a racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, offensive
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, ethnic, offensive, slur
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of negroid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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adjective satellite
characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul, person of color, person of colour
Narrower terms: Negress, Black man, Black woman, colored person, colored, darky, darkie, darkey, nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra, Tom, Uncle Tom, pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny
History
Etymology tree English negro Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English negroid From negro + -oid.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
