Negritude

[ neg-ri-tood, -tyood, nee-gri- ]

nounOlder Use: Often Offensive.
  1. (sometimes lowercase) the historical, cultural, and social heritage considered common to Black people collectively.

Origin of Negritude

1
First recorded in 1945–50; from French négritude; see Negro, -i-, -tude

usage note For Negritude

See Black1.

Words Nearby Negritude

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British Dictionary definitions for negritude

negritude

/ (ˈniːɡrɪˌtjuːd, ˈnɛɡ-) /


noun
  1. the fact of being a Negro

  2. awareness and cultivation of the Negro heritage, values, and culture

Origin of negritude

1
C20: from French, from nègre Negro 1

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