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Wilhelmine, a.|ˈvɪlhɛlmaɪn| [f. the Ger. name Wilhelm William (see below) + -ine1.] Of or pertaining to (the reign of) William II, emperor of Germany 1888–1918. Also Wilˈhelmian, Wilhelˈminian [cf. G. wilhelminisch] adjs.
1931C. R. Turner tr. G. Schultze-Pfaelzer's Hindenburg xii. 279 A swaggering general of the later Wilhelminian period. 1948A. Huxley Ape & Essence (1949) 21 Floating products of Wilhelmine wealth and culture. 1956S. Bedford Legacy iv. v. 282 The events..shed a queer light on the Wilhelminian era. 1957Cassell's German & Eng. Dict. I. 614/2 Wilhelminisch, adj., of William II, Wilhelmian (of Germany). 1962Times 14 Nov. 16/2 The Wilhelmian empire. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Oct. 1183/1 Like so many intellectuals in Wilhelminian Germany. 1975Historical Jrnl. XVIII. 821 It was in this situation that the role of the Centre party in Wilhelmine politics became decisive. 1979Observer 18 Nov. 35 The mood of fatalism that overtook the Wilhelmine Empire of Germany before the advent of the First World War. |