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Negro
1[nee-groh]
noun
plural
NegroesAnthropology.(no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
Older Use: Often Offensive.a Black person.
adjective
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.
Older Use.of or relating to Black people, often African Americans: the Negro leagues in baseball.
a Negro spiritual;
the Negro leagues in baseball.
Negro
2[ney-groh, ne-g
noun
a river in NW South America, flowing SE from E Colombia through N Brazil into the Amazon. 1,400 miles (2,255 km) long.
a river in S Argentina, flowing E from the Andes to the Atlantic. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.
a river in SE South America, flowing S from Brazil and W through Uruguay, to the Uruguay River. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
Negro
1/ ˈnɛɡ-, ˈneɪɡrəʊ /
noun
a river in NW South America, rising in E Colombia (as the Guainía) and flowing east, then south as part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela, entering Brazil and continuing southeast to join the Amazon at Manáus. Length: about 2250 km (1400 miles)
a river in S central Argentina, formed by the confluence of the Neuquén and Limay Rivers and flowing east and southeast to the Atlantic. Length: about 1014 km (630 miles)
a river in central Uruguay, rising in S Brazil and flowing southwest into the Uruguay River. Length: about 467 km (290 miles)
Negro
2/ ˈԾːɡəʊ /
noun
a member of any of the dark-skinned indigenous peoples of Africa and their descendants elsewhere
adjective
relating to or characteristic of Negroes
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Negro1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Negro1
Example Sentences
“He was born in 1965 — his birth certificate says ‘Negro’ on it, which is crazy,” she says.
Layered across both systems is the DNA of “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” the guide that once helped Black travelers navigate Jim Crow America by identifying safe towns, gas stations and lodging.
In the infamous Dred Scott decision, Supreme Court Justice Taney, speaking for the majority, said that the Negro has no rights which the white man is bound to respect.
Any nerves Negro felt from watching one of his former players faded instantly, replaced only by euphoria.
John Bosco High employees alleges that coach Jason Negro embezzled money from the Catholic school and had assistants pay players’ tuition in cash.
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