Burschenschaft
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Burschenschaft
literally: youth association
Example Sentences
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Those who did continue the agitation exhibited less of zeal for German unity and more for that sort of liberalism which had been current in France, than had marked the efforts of the Burschenschaft.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
For poorer students there is a cheaper form of union, called a Burschenschaft.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
But the Burschenschaft in its pristine glory could not so long continue.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
The bond of an universal Burschenschaft no longer embraces the whole body of German students, but the professors of every political as well as religious creed move amongst each other in manifold circles.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
In conclusion, we must employ a few sentences on the early Burschenschaft and the modern fragments of its wreck.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
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