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Adjective: negro  nee-grow
Usage: archaic
  1. Having skin rich in melanin pigments
    "The negro population faced discrimination in the early 20th century";
    - colored [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], non-white
Noun: Negro (Negroes)  nee-grow
Usage: offensive, archaic
  1. A person of black African descent
    "'Negro' and 'Negroid' are archaic and pejorative today";
    - Black

Derived forms: Negroes

See also: black

Type of: actor, doer, worker

Part of: Black race, Negro race, Negroid race

Encyclopedia: Negro, Virginia