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Negro1 definition

Ne·gro (nē′grō)

noun pl. Negroes -·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)

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Negro Synonyms

Negro

n.

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


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Negro quotes

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

-Angelou, Maya originally MayaJohnson

At the root of the American Negro problem is the necessity of the American white man to find a way of living with the Negro in order to be able to live with himself.

-Baldwin,James Arthur

I learned in New Jersey that to be a Negro meant, precisely, that one was never looked at but was simplyat themercyofthereflexesthecolorofone'sskincaused in other people.

-Baldwin,James Arthur

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