Volksgemeinschaft

German

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Etymology

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Volk +‎ -s- +‎ Gemeinschaft, from the 19th century.

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Noun

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Volksgemeinschaft f (genitive Volksgemeinschaft, plural Volksgemeinschaften)

  1. "people's community"; an idealized society without class barriers or class conflict. In Nazi Germany, membership was defined in racial terms.

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