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noun
The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: political orientation, ideology, political theory
History
From French négritude (coined by Aimé Césaire), from nègre (“Negro”) + -itude.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
