Negritic

American

[ni-grit-ik] / nɪˈgrɪt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to Black people or to the Negritos.

Negritic British

/ nɪˈɡrɪtɪk /

adjective

relating to the Negroes or the Negritos

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Other Word Forms

non-Negritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Negritic

First recorded in 1875–80; Negrit(o) + -ic

Example Sentences

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In Sumatra he admits that there is an element not Malayan, which on account of the nearness of Malacca may be Negritic, but that fact is so far by no means proved.

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