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Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance proper noun: an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Proper noun

the Harlem Renaissance

  1. (historical) An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.
    • The Depression made the Harlem Renaissance, with its spirit of play and optimism, seem strange and naïve.1995, Nathan Irvin Huggins, Voices from the Harlem Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10

Synonyms of Harlem Renaissance

Questions about Harlem Renaissance

What does Harlem Renaissance mean?
Harlem Renaissance means an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.
What part of speech is Harlem Renaissance?
Harlem Renaissance is a proper noun.

Words near Harlem Renaissance in the dictionary

  1. Harleian
  2. Harleigh
  3. harlekin
  4. harlekins
  5. Harlem
  6. Harlem Renaissance
  7. Harlem sunset
  8. Harlem sunsets
  9. Harlemer
  10. Harlemers
  11. Harlemese

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