"Nigritia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Nigritia, from niger (“shining black, a black”) + -itia (“forming nouns”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nigritia}} Latin Nigritia, {{m|la|niger||shining black, a black}} niger (“shining black, a black”), {{m|la|-itia||forming nouns}} -itia (“forming nouns”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nigritia
  1. (dated or historical) Synonym of Negroland, a vague region inland from the Guinea coast, Sub-Saharan Africa or Black Africa generally Wikipedia link: Nigritia Synonyms: Negroland [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Nigritian
    Sense id: en-Nigritia-en-name-FyQAUpL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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