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octoroon

/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/

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noun

formalcommonobsolete/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/

A historical and now obsolete term for a person who is one-eighth Black by descent, specifically the offspring of a quadroon and a white parent.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревший исторический термин для обозначения человека, имеющего одну восьмую часть африканского происхождения, а именно потомка квартерона и белого родителя.
  1. Historical racial classification C2 formal

    A historical term for a person who is considered to have one-eighth African ancestry, typically the child of a quadroon and a white parent.

    • In the 19th century, an octoroon was often classified as a person of mixed race.
    • The novel explores the life of an octoroon navigating a segregated society.
    • Historical records used the term octoroon to describe individuals with one black great-grandparent.

    🇷🇺Устаревшая расовая классификация