Herrenrasse

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German

Etymology

From Herr (gentleman, lord, master) +‎ -en- +‎ Rasse (race), from the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁənˌʁasə/
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  • Rhymes: -asə
  • Hyphenation: Her‧ren‧ras‧se

Noun

Herrenrasse f (genitive Herrenrasse, plural Herrenrassen)

  1. (especially Nazism) master race, herrenvolk
    Synonym: Herrenvolk n
    • 1893, Ludwig Stein in Bern, Friedrich Nietzsche's Weltanschauung und ihre Gefahren, p. 239, in: Deutsche Rundschau. Herausgegeben von Julius Rodenberg. Band LXXV. (April – Mai – Juni 1893.), p. 231ff.
      Zwischen die Herrenrasse und Sclavenklasse schiebt sich nun nach Nietzsche im Lauf der Zeit eine priesterliche Aristokratie ein, [...]
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