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völkisch

völkisch adjective: pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.

Adjective

völkisch

  1. Pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.
    • It is led by Björn Höcke, who is considered to be part of the AfD’s far right or völkisch wing, which was officially disbanded but is still widely believed to exist.2023 June 26, Kate Connolly, “Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of völkisch

From German völkisch. (Morphologically, compare English folkish.)

Questions about völkisch

What does völkisch mean?
Völkisch means pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.
What part of speech is völkisch?
Völkisch is an adjective.

Words near völkisch in the dictionary

  1. Võros
  2. Võru County
  3. Vöcklabruck
  4. Völkerwanderung
  5. Völkerwanderungen
  6. völkisch
  7. Völsung
  8. Völundarkviða
  9. Völuspá
  10. Völuspá in skamma
  11. völva

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