"Negroland" meaning in All languages combined

See Negroland on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From negro + -land. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negro|land||Land of the Blacks}} negro + -land Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Negroland
  1. (historical, now offensive) A vaguely defined region of Africa inland from the Guinea Coast. Tags: historical, offensive Translations (historical region): Nigritia (Latin), Nengrekondre (Sranan Tongo)
    Sense id: en-Negroland-en-name-MeBobD86 Disambiguation of 'historical region': 100 0
  2. (offensive) Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa. Tags: offensive Synonyms: sub-Saharan Africa [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Negroland-en-name-YTmUE7lU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -land, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations, Derogatory names for continents, Derogatory names for places Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -land: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Derogatory names for continents: 18 82 Disambiguation of Derogatory names for places: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nigritia [historical] [region, location]
Categories (other): Racism Disambiguation of Racism: 0 0
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