master race

noun

1. a people or nation, as the Germans during the Nazi period, whose members consider themselves genetically superior to all others and therefore justified in conquering and ruling them.

master race

noun

1. a race, nation, or group, such as the Germans or Nazis as viewed by Hitler, believed to be superior to other races German nameHerrenvolk

master race

1. The expression used by the Nazis in Germany for the race they wanted to create — a pure race of white people suited to rule the world. Extermination was the Nazis' main tool for making the Germans pure. ( See Holocaust .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of master race¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

You will find there a great deal to confirm your hypotheses and theories about the morality of a master race.

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What was the attitude taken by this master race toward their benighted bondsmen?

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Proud of one's country, and all that sort of thing: plucky, strong, master race of the world.

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What a laugh for the oyster kingdom if they could sell Terrans on the idea that they were the master race.

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In one part lived the master-race of the Chou with the imperial court, in the other the subjugated population.

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