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Negro
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negro négro ñegro
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈniːɡɹəʊ/ UK
en /ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ US
en /ˈnɪɡɹə/ Southern US,dated
Noun
es s
en dated now usually offensive en negro.
en 1953-08-6 Jet https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mkIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&dq=&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg3cGYgpqQAxXATWwGHagrHjwQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false 0021-5996 4 Johnson Publishing Company 21-22 The rickets were sold to sex-starved who had weird ideas about Negro women.
1963, Martin Luther King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail,
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained.
Usage notes
By some speakers and in some contexts (chiefly historical), the capitalized form Negro is considered more respectful than the more usual en negro (as in baseball's Negro Leagues). Both forms, however, are still frequently offensive to present-day speakers.
Derived terms
en New Negro Movement Negro-Egyptian antinegroism Negress negress negrette Negrocentric negrocentrism Negrohood Negroness Negrophobe Negrophobia Bush Negro Chigro magic Negro Negro nod Negro Question Negro-American New Negro Negro Felon League
Translations
negro
Adjective
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en Afrocentrism Pan-Africanism in combination usually hyphenated Pertaining to the panethnic or ethnolinguistic groups associated with the proposed Negro-African superphylum.
en The Negro-African language theory was proposed.
Translations
negro
Proper noun
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Negro is the 32417th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 676 individuals. Negro is most common among White (74.26%) and Hispanic (22.04%) individuals.
Anagrams
en egnor Egnor Goren Groen Norge Ogren Rengo Rogen ergon genro goner grone ornge reong
en People Racism
Galician
Etymology
From gl negro, "dark", "black".
Proper noun
m
gl
References
Tagalog
Etymology
See tl negro. tl es la
Pronunciation
Ne.gro
Noun
Negra + tl colloquial usually _ derogatory
those of African descent with sub-Saharan origin, especially black Africans or African-Americans
person of dark complexion
tl Egoy slang
Related terms
tl negro negra Negrito
Further reading
Anagrams
tl egnor Geron