Negroes

Variant of Negro

Negro 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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