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Quadroon

Noun

A person who is one-quarter African American by descent.

Example sentence: She is a quadroon, with a mixed heritage of African American and Caucasian.

Adjective

Relating to or denoting a person who is one-quarter African American by descent.

Example sentence: He proudly identifies as a quadroon woman and embraces her multicultural background.

Historical Usage

A term used in the past to categorize individuals based on their mixed racial heritage.

Example sentence: In the 18th and 19th centuries, quadroons faced significant discrimination due to the prevailing racial hierarchy.

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