Negroid
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Ne·groid
(nē'groid') 
Anthropology.
adj.
Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as brown to black pigmentation and often tightly curled hair and including peoples indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. See Usage Note at race1.
n.
A member of this racial classification.
Anthropology.adj.
Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as brown to black pigmentation and often tightly curled hair and including peoples indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. See Usage Note at race1.
n.
A member of this racial classification.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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Negroid
referring to the peoples of central and southern Africa, is one of a set of terms used by 19th century anthropologists to classify human races. They are now outdated and potentially offensive, and the names of specific peoples or nationalities should normally be used.
| Negro, Negress, -nik, Muslim | |
| Net, Netherlands, Low Countries, Holland, Dutch, naff |
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Negroid
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - negroid, negerlignende
n. - negroid
Nederlands (Dutch)
negroïde, zwarte persoon
Français (French)
adj. - négroïde
n. - négroïde
Deutsch (German)
adj. - negrid, negerartig
n. - Angehöriger der negriden Rasse, Negroider
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
n. - νεγροειδής
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - negróide
n. - negróide
Русский (Russian)
негроидный, негроид
Español (Spanish)
adj. - negroide
n. - negroide, persona de raza negroide
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - negroid, negerliknande
n. - negroid
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黑人的, 类似黑人的, 黑人特有的, 黑人
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 黑人的, 類似黑人的, 黑人特有的
n. - 黑人
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흑인종과 관계가 있는, 흑인종과 비슷한, 흑인계의
n. - 흑인계 사람, 준흑인종
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 黒色人種の
n. - 黒色人種
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شبيه بالزنج ( بالنسبه للوجه او الانف الخ) (الاسم) الشخص الشبيه بالزنج
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - של כושים
n. - כושי, תכונות גופניות של כושי: עור חום, שיער מקורזל, אף רחב וכו'
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