negritude

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negritude

  • /ˈnɛɡɹɪˌtjuːd/
  • /ˈnɛɡɹɪˌt͡ʃuːd/

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

noun negritudes

  1. countable, uncountable The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness. Negritude is not wearing turbans and fezzes, though these may be quite alluring.

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Portuguêsnegritude
Françaisnégritude
Italianonegritudine
Românănegritudine

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"negritude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/negritude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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negritude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/negritude

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"negritude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/negritude.

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@misc{negritude_2026,
  title = {negritude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negritude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}