Negro
noun
(no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
Negroes
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pluralof Negro.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy held a secret meeting here yesterday with a group of prominent Negroes to obtain their views on methods of combating segregation and discrimination in the North,” Robinson’s article began.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
Reporter: The first thorough study of Negroes and how they live in this country was completed only a few months ago.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
“When they can see Negroes playing in the orchestra, they may feel that they can get there someday, too.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
In 1680, the Virginia legislature passed “an act for preventing Negroes Insurrections” that forbid enslaved Africans from carrying weapons, gathering in public, and traveling without permission.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
There were three huge gilt-framed photographs of Negroes and a Coca-Cola calendar on the wall.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
