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Negro1 definition

Ne·gro (nē′grō)

noun pl. Negroes -·groes

  1. a member of any of the indigenous dark-skinned peoples of Africa, living chiefly south of the Sahara
  2. a person having some African ancestors; a black person

Etymology: Sp & Port negro, black, black person < L niger, black

adjective

of, relating to, or for Negroes
Negro2 definition

Ne·gro (nā′grō; Port nā′gro̵̅o̅; Sp nā′grō̂)

  1. river in N Brazil, flowing southeast into the Amazon, near Manaus: c. 1,400 mi (2,253 km)
  2. river in SC Argentina, flowing east into the Atlantic: c. 700 mi (1,127 km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Originally the word Negro was just used as an adjective,Spanish for Black. Therefore Negro just means Black not Black person

Posted by anonymous 75 days ago.

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