[nee-groid] 
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race. |
| 2. | a member of such peoples. |
| Ne·groid (nē'groid') adj. Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as brown to black pigmentation and often tightly curled hair and including peoples indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. See Usage Note at race1. n. A member of this racial classification. [Negr(o) + -oid.] |
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