völkisch

German

Etymology

Volk +‎ -isch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

völkisch

  1. (dated) national
  2. ethnic
    Synonym: ethnisch

Usage notes

The word often has a negative connotation nowadays, because of its propaganda usage in Nazi-Germany which shifted the meaning from earlier “national” to “ethnic”.

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