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honorary Aryan

honorary Aryan noun: a designation conferred by Nazi Germany upon the Japanese and certain other groups, who, although not classified as racially German, were regarded as possessing traits deemed sufficiently similar to Germanic or Nordic characteristics to warrant this status.

Noun

honorary Aryan (plural honorary Aryans)

  1. (historical) A designation conferred by Nazi Germany upon the Japanese and certain other groups, who, although not classified as racially German, were regarded as possessing traits deemed sufficiently similar to Germanic or Nordic characteristics to warrant this status.

Forms of honorary Aryan

pluralhonorary Aryans

Questions about honorary Aryan

What does honorary Aryan mean?
Honorary Aryan means a designation conferred by Nazi Germany upon the Japanese and certain other groups, who, although not classified as racially German, were regarded as possessing traits deemed sufficiently similar to Germanic or Nordic characteristics to warrant this status.
What part of speech is honorary Aryan?
Honorary Aryan is a noun.
What is the plural of honorary Aryan?
The plural of honorary Aryan is honorary Aryans.

Words near honorary Aryan in the dictionary

  1. honoraries
  2. honorarily
  3. honorarium
  4. honorariums
  5. honorary
  6. honorary Aryan
  7. honorary Aryans
  8. honorary authorship
  9. honorary authorships
  10. honorary colonel
  11. honorary colonels

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