Definition of Negritude

1. 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 of Negritude

1. Noun. The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Negritude

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Negritude

negotiator
negotiators
negotiatory
negotiatress
negotiatrices
negotiatrix
negotiorum gestio
negotiosities
negotiosity
negotious
negress
negresses
negrita
negritic
negrito
negritude (current term)
negritudes
negro
negro peach
negro pepper
negro spiritual
negro vine
negroes
negroid
negroid race
negroidal
negroids
negroism
negroisms
negrolike

Literary usage of Negritude

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk by Larry Chang, Roderick (CON) Terry (2007)
"1930- "Love after Love," Collected Poems 1948-1984, 1986 negritude was a ... Memory is a crucial part of the development of negritude and negritude ..."

2. Hope for South Africa? by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1991)
"... francophone Africa, and to the European romantic movement of the nineteenth century. Among African intellectuals, negritude is a controversial subject. ..."

3. The Latin reader by Friedrich Jacobs, Friedrich Wilhelm Döring (1839)
"That is, incapable of work or action. negritude, in*«,/, 3te«ger) sorrow, grief, affliction. Aegyptus, i, /. 2. ..."

4. State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 by Sakhela Buhlungu (2007)
"The concept bears strong resemblance to negritude, African socialism and African humanism, the founding ideals of the first generation of independence ..."

5. The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition by Mohammed Ali Bakari (2001)
"... Leopold Senghor and his negritude, Kaunda and his Humanism, I acknowledge the presence of some elements of democratic principles and practices such as ..."

6. Shifting African Identities by S. B. Bekker, Martine Dodds, Meshack M. Khosa (2001)
"President Senghor had many political opponents who called him such names as "lackey of France", "political prostitute", "hypocrite of negritude". ..."

7. The Pacific Challenge: Development Trends in the 21st Centuryby Michael Waibel, Werner Kreisel by Michael Waibel, Werner Kreisel (2005)
"... of identity in India, the Islamic protest and the emergence of 'negritude'?. Nevertheless, the discussion is dominated by Eastern and South-East Asia. ..."

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