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Bush Negroes

Bush Negroes is the plural of Bush Negro.

Meaning of Bush Negro

Noun

Bush Negro (plural Bush Negros or Bush Negroes)

  1. (archaic, offensive) Synonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
    Synonyms:
    Boschneger, maroon

Questions about Bush Negroes

What is Bush Negroes the plural of?
Bush Negroes is the plural of Bush Negro.

Words near Bush Negroes in the dictionary

  1. bush medicines
  2. bush moa
  3. bush moas
  4. bush muhly
  5. Bush Negro
  6. Bush Negroes
  7. Bush Negros
  8. bush out
  9. bush parties
  10. bush party
  11. bush pee

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