Negroid

ˈniːɡrɔɪd

Definition

Definition of Negroid - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

anthropology

Dated

pertaining to a historical racial category

Dated

The term Negroid is outdated in modern anthropology.

ethnic

racial

Noun

racial group

Dated

outdated word for people with African ancestry, now seen as offensive

Dated

Negroid is no longer used in science or polite conversation.

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Origin of Negroid

Latin, niger (black) + -oid (resembling)

Examples of Negroid in a sentence

Artifacts were wrongly attributed to Negroid origins.
The textbook's use of Negroid shocked the students.
Scholars note that Negroid is unacceptable in contemporary discourse.

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French:négroïde, Négroïde, ...
German:negroid, Negroid, ...
Italian:negroide, termine desueto e offensivo per persone di origine africana, ...
Spanish:negroide, ...
Portuguese:Negroide, termo antigo e ofensivo para pessoas de ascendência africana, ...
Chinese:尼格罗的, 尼格罗人种, ...
Japanese:ネグロイドの, ネグロイド, ...
Arabic:نِغْرُويّ, زنجي, ...
Hebrew:נֶגְרוֹאִידִי, כִּינוּי גִּזְעִי מְיֻשָּׁן וּפוֹגְעָנִי לִבְנֵי אָדָם מִמּוֹצָא אַפְרִיקָאִי, ...
Russian:негроидный, устаревшее и оскорбительное обозначение людей африканского происхождения, ...
Ukrainian:негроїдний, застарілий термін "негроїд", ...
Hindi:निग्रोइड, अफ्रीकी वंश के लोगों के लिए पुराना और आपत्तिजनक शब्द, ...
Bengali:নেগ্রয়েড, আফ্রিকান বংশোদ্ভূত, ...
Catalan:negreide, terme obsolet i ofensiu per referir-se a persones d'origen africà, ...
Czech:negroidní, negroidní rasa, ...
Danish:negroid, negrid, ...
Dutch:Negroïde, ...
Greek:νεγροειδής, παλαιός και προσβλητικός όρος για άτομα αφρικανικής καταγωγής, ...
Hungarian:negrid, negroid, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការបែងចែកពូជសាសន៍តាមប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រដែលលែងប្រើប្រាស់, ពាក្យចាស់ហួសសម័យសម្រាប់សំដៅលើមនុស្សមានដើមកំណើតអាហ្វ្រិក ដែលឥឡូវត្រូវចាត់ទុកថាប្រមាថ, ...
Korean:Negroid, 니그로이드, ...
Persian:نژاد سیاه, اصطلاح منسوخ و توهین‌آمیز برای افراد دارای تبار آفریقایی, ...
Polish:negroidalny, "Negroid", ...
Portuguese (BR):negroide, negróide, ...
Romanian:negroid, Negroid, ...
Swedish:negroid, Negroid, ...
Thai:นิโกร, คนผิวดำเชื้อสายแอฟริกัน, ...
Turkish:Negroid, Afrika kökenli insanları tanımlamak için kullanılan eski ve artık saldırgan kabul edilen bir terim, ...
Vietnamese:chủng tộc lịch sử, người thuộc chủng tộc Negroid, ...

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