negro

[US]/'ni:grəu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person of African descent
adj. related to black people

Phrases & Collocations

negro spiritual

Real-world Examples

But had Stubb really abandoned the poor little negro to his fate?

Source: Moby-Dick

Why did I start preserving Negro history?

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

She was white, and she tempted a Negro.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

Anyway...I'm simply defending a Negro, Tom Robinson.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

Back to riding in the " Negro" section of the bus.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

I'm your shooter, Negro male adult...

Source: Go blank axis version

We're Negro, baby. Ain't no such thing. Understand it.

Source: Go blank axis version

This brought the negro a few steps in front of his companion.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

Near us. The theater must be in a Negro neighborhood near the mass of ordinary Negro people.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

And the Yankees wanted to free the negroes! Well, the Yankees were welcome to them.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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