Volksgemeinschaft

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) "people's community"; An idealized society without class barriers or class conflict. In Nazi Germany, membership to it was defined in racial terms.

Etymology

Compound from German Volk (people, folk, nation, people with a shared citizenry, race) + German -s- (genitival interfix, red, letter, degree, rank, plastic, overview, beginning, police, general)+ German Gemeinschaft (community, neighborship, fellowship).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Gemeinschaft

Gloss

community, neighborship, fellowship

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