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Negro¹ Definition

Ne·gro (nē′grō)

noun pl. -·groes

  1. a member of any of the indigenous dark-skinned peoples of Africa, living chiefly south of the Sahara
  2. a person having some African ancestors; a black person

Etymology: Sp & Port negro, black, black person < L niger, black

adjective

of, relating to, or for Negroes

Negro² Definition

Ne·gro (nā′grō; Port nā′gro̵̅o̅; Sp nā′grō̂)

  1. river in N Brazil, flowing southeast into the Amazon, near Manaus: c. 1,400 mi (2,253 km)

  2. river in SC Argentina, flowing east into the Atlantic: c. 700 mi (1,127 km)

Negro Synonyms

Negro

n.

Black, African, African-American, Afro-American, person of color, colored person, mulatto, Ethiopian*, colored*, spade*, brother*, sister*, nigger*.