volkslied

[ fawlks-leet ]

/ ˈfɔlksˌlit /

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noun, plural volks·lied·er

[fawlks-lee-der]. /ˈfɔlksˈli dər/.

a folk song.

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Origin of volkslied

From German

Words nearby volkslied

volitive, volk, Völkerwanderung, Volkmann, Volksdeutscher, volkslied, Volksraad, volley, volleyball, Vologda, Volos

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How to use volkslied in a sentence

With shouts of joy, and singing the "Volkslied," they rode out to occupy the nek.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.
She felt excited by the grandeur of the situation, and, in the pauses of the wind, sang low some wild German Volkslied.
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
Even the human inhabitants do not sing here, and on these melancholy coasts the strain of a volkslied is never heard.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine
Some one was striking the preliminary chords of a volkslied on his favorite instrument, a Rhaetian variation of the zither.
The Princess Virginia|C. N. Williamson

Humperdinck's melody is founded upon the Volkslied, and he uses at least one nursery tune with charming effect.
The Opera|R.A. Streatfeild

British Dictionary definitions for volkslied

Volkslied

/ German (ˈfɔlksliːt) /

noun plural -lieder (-liːdər)

a type of popular German folk song

Word Origin for Volkslied

literally: folk song

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