German Question
German Question proper noun: the question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.
Proper noun (1)
the German Question
- The question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: German question
German question
- Alternative letter-case form of German Question.
Forms of German Question
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Origin of German Question
Calque of the German Deutsche Frage.
Questions about German Question
- What does German Question mean?
- German Question means the question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.
- What part of speech is German Question?
- German Question is a proper noun.
Words near German Question in the dictionary
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