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Ne·gro
 Negro
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- pronunciation:
- ni
gro
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
(old-fashioned) relating to a Black person or Black people.
The famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson, played for the Negro leagues before he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in 1947.- similar words:
- black
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
Negroes |
| definition: |
a former term in the U.S. for a Black person.
- similar words:
- Black
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