nigr

  • 1Nigr. — Nigr.     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations     ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical     Niger ( Black Breviary) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat. 1910 …

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  • 2nigr. — nigrisch EN of Niger …

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  • 3NIGR — Nigrius …

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  • 4nigricant — ˈnigrə̇kənt adjective Etymology: Latin nigricant , nigricans, present participle of nigricare to be blackish, from nigr , niger black : blackish …

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  • 5nigrine — ˈnīgrə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: German nigrin, from Latin nigr , niger black + German in ine : a mineral consisting of black ferruginous rutile …

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  • 6nigrous — ˈnīgrəs adjective Etymology: Latin nigr , niger black + English ous : black …

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  • 7negritude — /ˈnigrətjud/ (say neegruhtyoohd), /ˈnɛg / (say neg ), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun (also upper case) 1. the fact of being a dark skinned person of Africa or of African descent. 2. awareness or affirmation of black African heritage or culture. Also,… …

  • 8Negroid — /ˈnigrɔɪd/ (say neegroyd) Ethnology –adjective 1. relating to or denoting a division of humankind, consisting of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara and some Melanesian peoples, characterised by dark skin and tightly curled dark hair. –noun …

  • 9nigra scale — ˈnigrə noun Etymology: New Latin nigra (specific epithet of Saissetia nigra, species of coccid), from Latin, feminine of niger black, dark : a coccid (Saissetia nigra) that is a serious pest on cotton, coffee, and other plants of warm temperate… …

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  • 10nigromancer — ˈnīgrəˌman(t)sə(r) archaic variant of necromancer * * * nigromancer, mancy varr. necro …

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