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Negrillo

(Encyclopedia) Negrillo: see Pygmy.

Negrín, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Negrín, JuanNegrín, Juanhwän nāgrēnˈ [key], 1891–1956, Spanish statesman. A professor of physiology at the Univ. of Madrid, he was active in the Socialist party and was elected to the…

Negrito

(Encyclopedia) Negrito: see Pygmy.

négritude

(Encyclopedia) négritudenégritudenĕgˈrĭt&oomacr;dˌ, –ty&oomacr;d [key], a literary movement on the part of French-speaking African and Caribbean writers who lived in Paris during the 1930s,…

Negro

(Encyclopedia) Negro or Negroid: see race.

Negro, Río, river, Argentina

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, formed in central Argentina by the confluence of the Neuquén and the Limay rivers, and flowing E across Río Negro…

Negro, Río, river, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising as the Guainía River in E Colombia where it flows NE before turning south to form part of the Colombia-…

Negro, Río, river, Uruguay and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], principal river of Uruguay, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing SW across central Uruguay to the Uruguay River. It traverses a…

Negroid

(Encyclopedia) Negroid: see race.