Adjective
völkisch
Pronunciation: /ˈfœlkɪʃ/
ethnic-nationalist, völkisch (racist nationalist ideology, 19th century to Nazi era)
C2
rank #14,102
Meanings
Adjective
- ethnic-nationalist, völkisch (racist nationalist ideology, 19th century to Nazi era)
Example sentence
Historiker untersuchen die völkische Bewegung der Zwanzigerjahre.
Historians study the ethnonationalist movement of the twenties.
Word forms
völkisch
Usage
- die völkische Bewegung — The racist ethnic-nationalist movement; a historical and ideological term.
- völkisch / die Bevölkerung betreffend — Völkisch carries a specific racist-nationalist meaning, not a neutral reference to the population.
Die Historikerin analysiert völkische Vorstellungen in alten Flugblättern.
The historian analyses racist ethnic-nationalist ideas in old leaflets.