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Fanonism

Fanonism noun: the Marxist politics of Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer.

Noun

Fanonism (uncountable)

  1. The Marxist politics of Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer.

Origin of Fanonism

From Fanon + -ism.

Questions about Fanonism

What does Fanonism mean?
Fanonism means the Marxist politics of Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martinique-born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer.
What part of speech is Fanonism?
Fanonism is a noun.

Words near Fanonism in the dictionary

  1. fanom
  2. fanoms
  3. fanon
  4. Fanonian
  5. fanonical
  6. Fanonism
  7. Fanonist
  8. Fanonists
  9. fanons
  10. fanook
  11. fanooks

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