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Weltpolitik

Weltpolitik proper noun: the aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.

Proper noun

Weltpolitik

  1. (historical) The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.
    • 'The main decision made by Kaiser Wilhelm II in the 1890s was to pursue Weltpolitik.' a) What is meant by Weltpolitik in relation to German foreign policy between 1890 and 1914? (3 marks) Weltpolitik is a term used to describe the expanding […]2003, Stephen J. Lee, Europe, 1890-1945, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 15
    • Industrialists financed these pressure groups because they supported Weltpolitik. In the reign of William II German nationalism became more aggressive and had an increasingly unsettling effect upon relations between the Great Powers.2004, Michael Scaife, History: Modern British and European, Letts and Lonsdale, →ISBN, page 60

Weltpolitik meaning in Tamil

Weltpolitik in Tamil

உலக அரசியல்

Origin of Weltpolitik

Borrowed from German Weltpolitik, a compound of Welt (“world”) + Politik (“politics”).

Questions about Weltpolitik

What does Weltpolitik mean?
Weltpolitik means the aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany beginning in 1891.
What is Weltpolitik in Tamil?
Weltpolitik in Tamil is உலக அரசியல். See Weltpolitik meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Weltpolitik?
Weltpolitik is a proper noun.

Words near Weltpolitik in the dictionary

  1. welthe
  2. welting
  3. weltings
  4. Welton
  5. Weltons
  6. Weltpolitik
  7. welts
  8. weltschmerz
  9. Welty
  10. Weltys
  11. Welverdiend

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Weltpolitik (page history and authors); weltpolitik (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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