Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [nee-groh]
- /ˈni groʊ/
- /ˈniː.ɡrəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nee-groh]
- /ˈni groʊ/
Definitions of negro word
- noun plural negro Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa. 1
- noun plural negro Older Use: Often Offensive. a black person. 1
- adjective negro Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, generally marked by brown to black skin pigmentation, dark eyes, and tightly curled hair and including especially the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara. 1
- adjective negro Older Use. of or relating to black people, often African Americans: a Negro spiritual: the Negro leagues in baseball. 1
- noun negro a river in NW South America, flowing SE from E Colombia through N Brazil into the Amazon. 1400 miles (2255 km) long. 1
- noun negro a river in S Argentina, flowing E from the Andes to the Atlantic. 700 miles (1125 km) long. 1
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Origin of negro
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish and Portuguese negro ‘black’ < Latin nigrum, masculine accusative of niger ‘black’
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Parts of speech for Negro
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negro popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
negro usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for negro
noun negro
- african-american — African-Americans are black people living in the United States who are descended from families that originally came from Africa.
- african — African means belonging or relating to the continent of Africa, or to its countries or people.
- afro-american — African-American
Antonyms for negro
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