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نگرو
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In the English language, the term negro is a term historically used to refer to people of Black African heritage. The term negro means the color black in Spanish and Portuguese (from Latin niger), where English took it from. The term can be viewed as offensive, inoffensive, or completely neutral, largely depending on the region or country where it is used, as well as the time period and context in which it is applied. It has various equivalents in other languages of Europe.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Subclass of
- African people
- Named after
- black
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- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
- Commons category
- Negro (archaic term)
- different from
- Black people
- has characteristic
- racism
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