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Sambo

A sandwich.

Sanger

A sandwich.

Sambo

A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; - formerly used colloquially or with humorous intent, but now considered offensive or racist by African-Americans.

Sanger

English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)

Sambo

In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or mixed blood.
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Sanger

United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)

Sambo

A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.

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