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negritude

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɛɡɹɪˌt͡ʃuːd/Sorted deeginrtuStarts with NEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc.

  2. of African heritage; blackness.

Word origin

From French négritude (coined by Aimé Césaire), from nègre (“Negro”) + -itude.

Used in a sentence

  • Negritude is not wearing turbans and fezzes, though these may be quite alluring.
  • In order to explain this morality in action of negritude, I must go back a little.
  • Another important thing about “CLR,” as he was known in our little movement, was his disdainful opposition to any Third World fetishism or half-baked negritude.

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