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mischling

UK/ˈmɪʃlɪŋ/

mischling is the alternative letter-case form of Mischling.

Noun capitalized: Mischling

Mischling (plural Mischlings or Mischlinge)

  1. (historical) In certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race; especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.
    • Dodo had been married to a drunken and adulterous wife-beater, Lionel Hickman by name, who had continued our mischling tradition by converting to Judaism in order to marry her, given her an all-around vile time, and then been run over by a tram during the blackout that accompanied the Nazi...2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 355
    Synonyms:
    mixling

Synonyms of mischling

Forms of mischling

pluralMischlings
pluralMischlinge
alternative formmischling

Origin of mischling

From German Mischling.

Questions about mischling

What does mischling mean?
Mischling means in certain (especially Nazi) racial theories, someone of mixed race; especially one who is partly of Jewish descent.
What is mischling the alternative letter-case form of?
Mischling is the alternative letter-case form of Mischling.
What part of speech is mischling?
Mischling is a noun.
How do you pronounce mischling?
Mischling is pronounced /ˈmɪʃlɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of mischling?
The plural of mischling is Mischlings.

Words near mischling in the dictionary

  1. mischivous
  2. Mischke
  3. Mischkes
  4. Mischler
  5. Mischlers
  6. mischling
  7. Mischlinge
  8. Mischlings
  9. mischmasch
  10. mischmasches
  11. mischmetal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mischling (page history and authors); Mischling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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