The difference between Negro and Quadroon
When used as adjectives, negro means relating to the black ethnicity, whereas quadroon means having three-fourths caucasian descent and one-fourth african descent.
Quadroon is also noun with the meaning: a person of three-fourths caucasian descent and one fourth african descent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Negro and Quadroon
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Negro as an adjective (dated, now, offensive):
Relating to the black ethnicity.
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Negro as an adjective (dated, now, offensive):
Black or dark brown in color.
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Negro as a noun (dated):
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Quadroon as a noun (dated):
A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.
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Quadroon as a noun (Australia, dated):
A person of three-quarters Aboriginal descent and one quarter Caucasian descent; a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent.
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Quadroon as an adjective (dated):
Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent.