negroid

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Definitions of negroid word

adjective negroid Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa. 1
noun negroid Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples. 1
noun negroid (ethnology) having negro features racially. Pertaining to the racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world. 1
adjective negroid Negroid physical features are those that are typical of black people who come from African countries below the Sahara desert. 0
adjective negroid denoting, relating to, or belonging to a darker-complexioned supposed racial group of mankind. This group includes the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, their descendants elsewhere, and some Melanesian peoples 0
noun negroid a member of this racial group 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; Negr(o) + -oid

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