Negroid

[ nee-groid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.

noun

Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.

Negroid

/ ˈniːɡrɔɪd /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to a darker-compexioned supposed racial group of mankind. This group includes the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, their descendants elsewhere, and some Melanesian peoples

noun

a member of this racial group

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Usage

The word Negroid and other words ending in -oid relating to racial groups, such as Mongoloid , are controversial scientifically and best avoided. If you need to refer to ethnicity, it is preferable to use the specific name of the people or peoples concerned

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Negroid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Negr(o) + -oid

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Example Sentences

She may not have had a Negroid bundle in her bottom, but it was close enough.

From The Daily Beast

Behind them Negroid peoples poured into Africa, apparently in successive waves.

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We found a branch of the great Negroid race starting very early from this region and migrating westward past Arabia into Africa.

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Nor was the Negroid stock confined to Africa, though Africa has always been its geographical core.

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In some ways resembling the Negro dialects, it betrays non-Negroid influences in the use of suffixes.

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This dynasty was overthrown by the Negroid Mabas, who established Wadai to the eastward about 1640.

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Negro Negroism

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