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noun
1.
Anthropology. a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa: no longer in technical use.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, generally marked by brown to black skin pigmentation, dark eyes, and woolly or crisp hair and including especially the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara.
3.
being a member of the black peoples of humankind, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Negro
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
1545–55; < Spanish and Portuguese negro black < Latin nigrum, masculine accusative of niger black
1545–55; < Spanish and Portuguese negro black < Latin nigrum, masculine accusative of niger black
Example Sentences
- Glover probably fatally wounded by a negro desperado to-day.
- En cada lado de su aleta dorsal tiene un círculo negro que parece ser un ojo.
- Spriggs, the negro divekeeper indicted for three serious offenses and suspected of still graver ones, was.
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noun
1.
a river in NW South America, flowing SE from E Colombia through N Brazil into the Amazon. 1400 miles (2255 km) long.
2.
a river in S Argentina, flowing E from the Andes to the Atlantic. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
3.
a river in SE South America, flowing S from Brazil and W through Uruguay, to the Uruguay River. about 500 miles (800 km) long.
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Word Origin & History
Negro
"member of a black-skinned race of Africa," 1555, from Sp. or Port. negro "black," from L. nigrum (nom. niger) "black," of unknown origin. Use with a capital N- became general early 20c. (e.g. 1930 in "New York Times" stylebook) in ref. to U.S. citizens of African descent, but because of its perceived
EXPANDassociation with white-imposed attitudes and roles the word was ousted late 1960s in this sense by Black (q.v.).
COLLAPSE
"Professor Booker T. Washington, being politely interrogated ... as to whether negroes ought to be called 'negroes' or 'members of the colored race' has replied that it has long been his own practice to write and speak of members of his race as negroes, and when using the term 'negro' as a race designation to employ the capital 'N' " ["Harper's Weekly," June 2, 1906]Negress (1786) is from Fr. négresse, fem. of nègre "negro." Negroid is attested from 1859, a hybrid, with Gk. suffix -oeides "like, resembling."
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