"Negroland" meaning in English

See Negroland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From negro + -land. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negro|land||Land of the Blacks}} negro + -land Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Negroland
  1. (historical, possibly offensive) A vaguely defined region of Africa inland from the Guinea Coast. Tags: historical, offensive, possibly Categories (topical): Racism Translations (historical region): Nigritia (Latin), Nengrekondre (Sranan Tongo)
    Sense id: en-Negroland-en-name-MeBobD86 Disambiguation of Racism: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'historical region': 98 2
  2. (possibly offensive) Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa generally, all the lands of Black Africa. Tags: offensive, possibly Categories (topical): Derogatory names for places Synonyms: sub-Saharan Africa generally [synonym, synonym-of], all the lands of Black Africa [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Negroland-en-name-rci2CeuT Disambiguation of Derogatory names for places: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -land, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations, Derogatory names for continents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -land: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Derogatory names for continents: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nigritia [historical] [region, location]
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