Nigritia

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proper noun

Synonym of Negroland, a vague region inland from the Guinea coast, Sub-Saharan Africa or Black Africa generally.

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Negroland
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. datedhistoricalSynonym of Negroland, a vague region inland from the Guinea coast, Sub-Saharan Africa or Black Africa generally.

    Synonyms: Negroland

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Negroland, a vague region inland from the Guinea coast, Sub-Saharan Africa or Black Africa generally.

Similar
Negroland
Also see
negrolandsub-saharan africa

Origin

  1. LatinNigritia
  2. EnglishNigritia

From Latin Nigritia, from niger (“shining black”) + -itia (noun-forming suffix).

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APA

Nigritia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigritia

MLA

“Nigritia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigritia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nigritia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigritia.

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