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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race; "negroid features" n
1: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) [syn: Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid]

Merriam Webster's

adjective or noun see Negro I

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of features etc.) characterizing a member of the Negro race, esp. in having dark skin, tightly curled hair, and a broad flattish nose. 2 of or concerning Negroes. --n. a Negro. Etymology: NEGRO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Negroid Ne"groid, a. [Negro + -oid.] 1. Characteristic of the negro. 2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Negroid Ne"groid, n. [Negro + -oid.] A member of any one of several East African tribes whose physical characters show an admixture with other races.