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Ne·gro
 Negro
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- pronunciation:
- ni
gro
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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noun |
| inflections: |
Negroes |
| definition 1: |
(outdated; now sometimes considered offensive) a Black person.
- similar words:
- Black
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| definition 2: |
(outdated; now sometimes considered offensive) Black people considered as a group (prec. by "the").
In his most famous speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. declared that "There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights." |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
(outdated; now sometimes considered offensive) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a Black person or Black people.
The United Negro College Fund is an organization that provides scholarships for Black students and supports historically Black colleges.- similar words:
- black
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