Niggertown

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English

Etymology

From nigger +‎ town.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɡətaʊn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɡəɹtaʊn/

Proper noun

Niggertown

(US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
- 1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191:
  Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.

See also

Coontown

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