n, pl  Negroes  :  a member of the black race distinguished from members of other races by usu. inherited physical and physiological characteristics without regard to language or culture : esp  :  a member of a people belonging to the African branch of the black race - sometimes taken to be offensive Negro adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  nec·ro  ni·gra 
 
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