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Negro-American

Negro-American noun: a black American.

Noun

Negro-American (plural Negro-Americans)

  1. (dated, offensive) A black American.
    • The English-speaking inspector smiled and asked me whether I was a Communist. I said that I was a poet and a great admirer of Victor Hugo. He said, “Well, I wouldn't wonder if a Negro-American had advanced ideas.”1937, Claude McKay, edited by Gene Andrew Jarrett, A Long Way from Home, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, published 2007, page 200
    Synonyms:
    African-American, BIPOC, BME, colored, colored person, minority, nonwhite, person of color

Synonyms of Negro-American

Forms of Negro-American

pluralNegro-Americans

Questions about Negro-American

What does Negro-American mean?
Negro-American means a black American.
What part of speech is Negro-American?
Negro-American is a noun.
What is the plural of Negro-American?
The plural of Negro-American is Negro-Americans.

Words near Negro-American in the dictionary

  1. negro spiritual
  2. negro spirituals
  3. negro yam
  4. negro yams
  5. Negro-African
  6. Negro-American
  7. Negro-driver
  8. Negro-drivers
  9. Negro-Egyptian
  10. Negro-head
  11. negro-house

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