negritude

n.
An aesthetic and ideological concept affirming the independent nature, quality, and validity of Black culture.

[French négritude, from nègre, Black person, from Spanish negro. See Negro.]

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A literary movement based on the concept of a shared cultural bond on the part of black Africans, wherever they may be in the world. It traces its origins to the former French colonies of Africa and the Caribbean. Negritude poets, novelists, and essayists generally stress four points in their writings: One, black alienation from traditional African culture can lead to feelings of inferiority. Two, European colonialism and Western education should be resisted. Three, black Africans should seek to affirm and define their own identity. Four, African culture can and should be reclaimed. Many Negritude writers also claim that blacks can make unique contributions to the world, based on a heightened appreciation of nature, rhythm, and human emotions—aspects of life they say are not so highly valued in the materialistic and rationalistic West. Examples of Negritude literature include the poetry of both Senegalese Leopold Senghor in Hosties noires and Martiniquais Aime-Fernand Cesaire in Return to My Native Land.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - (være) sort/afrikaner

Français (French)
n. - négritude

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwarzheit, Bekenntnis zur schwarzen Kultur

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - το να είσαι νέγρος

Italiano (Italian)
negritudine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - negritude (f)

Русский (Russian)
принадлежность к негритянской расе

Español (Spanish)
n. - negritud

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vara svart/afrikan, hävdande av svart kultur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黑人文化传统的认同, 对黑人文化传统的自豪感

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 黑人文化傳統的認同, 對黑人文化傳統的自豪感

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흑인의 문화적 긍지, 흑인의 특질

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ネグリチュード

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התכונה או המצב של להיות אדם שחור, ההכרה בערך התרבות השחורה‬

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