Herrenvolk

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • master race
  • () The term for the class of General Officers in the Prussian and German armies (c.1870-1945).

Etymology

Compound from German Herren (masters, gentlemen) + German Volk (people, folk, nation, people with a shared citizenry, race).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Volk

Gloss

people, folk, nation, people with a shared citizenry, race

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

民

Emoji

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