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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), noun; pl. {Negroes} (n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.] A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.
2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part from African negroes; in the United States, an {African-American}. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered offensive.] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
negro
adjective: relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair
noun: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: {Black}, {Black person}, {blackamoor}, {Negroid}] [also: {negroes} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
negroes See {negro}
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