Volksgruppe

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German

Etymology

From Volk +‎ -s- +‎ Gruppe.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Volks‧grup‧pe

Noun

Volksgruppe f (genitive Volksgruppe, plural Volksgruppen)

  1. (politics, sociology) ethnic group, ethnical group
    Synonym: nationale Minderheit
    Die Bosniaken sind die größte Volksgruppe in Bosnien und Herzegowina.
    The Bosniacs are the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Declension

Declension of Volksgruppe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Volksgruppe die Volksgruppen
genitive einer der Volksgruppe der Volksgruppen
dative einer der Volksgruppe den Volksgruppen
accusative eine die Volksgruppe die Volksgruppen

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