negroid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
  2. adjective characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race

Etymology

From negro + -oid.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro

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