Völkerwanderung

/ German (ˈfœlkərvandərʊŋ) /


noun
  1. the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries

Origin of Völkerwanderung

1
literally: nations wandering, German translation of Latin migrātiō gentium

Words Nearby Völkerwanderung

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