Negroid

[ nee-groid ]

/ ˈni grɔɪd /

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adjective

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.

noun

Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.

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Origin of Negroid

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

Words nearby Negroid

Negri Sembilan, Negritic, Negrito, Negritude, Negro, Negroid, Negroism, Negroize, negroni, Negrophil, Negrophile

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How to use Negroid in a sentence

She may not have had a Negroid bundle in her bottom, but it was close enough.
I Want a Bigger Butt|Stanley Crouch|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Behind them Negroid peoples poured into Africa, apparently in successive waves.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
We found a branch of the great Negroid race starting very early from this region and migrating westward past Arabia into Africa.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
Nor was the Negroid stock confined to Africa, though Africa has always been its geographical core.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

In some ways resembling the Negro dialects, it betrays non-Negroid influences in the use of suffixes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
This dynasty was overthrown by the Negroid Mabas, who established Wadai to the eastward about 1640.
The Negro|W.E.B. Du Bois

British Dictionary definitions for Negroid

Negroid

/ (ˈniːɡrɔɪd) /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to a darker-compexioned supposed racial group of mankind. This group includes the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, their descendants elsewhere, and some Melanesian peoples

noun

a member of this racial group

usage for Negroid

The word Negroid and other words ending in -oid relating to racial groups, such as Mongoloid, are controversial scientifically and best avoided. If you need to refer to ethnicity, it is preferable to use the specific name of the people or peoples concerned

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