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negritude

Syllabification: (ne·gri·tude)
(also Negritude)
Definition of negritude

noun

  • the quality or fact of being of black African origin.
  • the affirmation or consciousness of the value of black or African culture, heritage, and identity:Negritude helped to guide Senegal into independence with pride

Origin:

1950s: from French négritude 'blackness'