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Völkerwanderung

British  
/ ˈfœlkərvandərʊŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Völkerwanderung

literally: nations wandering, German translation of Latin migrātiō gentium

Example Sentences

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The result was that the prudent Germans, who loved light taxes and cheap hard wood lands, turned toward Wisconsin,—another Völkerwanderung.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson

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