/ ˈniːgrəʊ; NAmE -groʊ/ noun
( pl. -oes ) ( old-fashioned , often offensive ) a member of a race of people with dark skin who originally came from Africa
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WORD ORIGIN
via Spanish and Portuguese from Latin niger , nigr- black.
/ ˈniːgrəʊ; NAmE -groʊ/ noun
( pl. -oes ) ( old-fashioned , often offensive ) a member of a race of people with dark skin who originally came from Africa
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WORD ORIGIN
via Spanish and Portuguese from Latin niger , nigr- black.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005