Negrophiliac

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exhibiting an affection for, or interest in things related to, the black race. historical, offensive

    "On the other hand, very little attention has been paid to Victor Hugo's negrophiliac novel Bug-Jargal (1826) and to its links with Gómez de Avellaneda's celebrated novel, Sab (1841)."

Example

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"On the other hand, very little attention has been paid to Victor Hugo's negrophiliac novel Bug-Jargal (1826) and to its links with Gómez de Avellaneda's celebrated novel, Sab (1841)."

Etymology

From negro + -philiac.

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