Deutschtum
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Deutschtum (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃtuːm]) is a German term equating to "Germanness".[1] In English, this may be spelt as either "Dutchdom" or "Deutschdom".[citation needed] It may either refer to the German character and spirit, the belonging and yearning to the German people or the entirety of German ethnic groups residing in foreign countries.[2]
An anti-Western concept of a romanticized Deutschtum has been an important component of German nationalism, when the conceptions of Volk (people) and Gemeinschaft (community) were driven to their extremes during the Third Reich.[3]
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References
- ↑ Verheyen 1999, pp. 16.
- ↑ Denotations of "Deutschtum" at Duden online (in German)
- ↑ Verheyen 1999, pp. 24.
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