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Definition of Völkerwanderung in English: Völkerwanderungnoun ˈfœlkɛɐˌvandərʊŋˈfəːlkəˌvɑːndərʊŋˈfœl- A migration of peoples, especially that of Germanic and Slavic peoples into Europe from the 2nd to the 11th centuries. Example sentencesExamples - For the barbarians, this new settlement was the culmination of a period of defeat, migration and conquest know as the Völkerwanderung - the ‘Wandering of the Peoples.’
- As a consequence of the colonization patterns, the Völkerwanderung, the routes for trade and communication (chiefly the rivers), and of physical isolation (high mountains and deep forests) very different regional dialects developed.
- The depletion of these countries during the Völkerwanderung and the adverse climatic conditions of the Middle Ages must have had in the first instance a selective, in the second a depressing, effect upon national stature.
Synonyms relocation, resettling, population movement, transhumance, moving, moving abroad, emigration, expatriation, posting, exodus, departure, hegira, defection, trek, diaspora
Origin German, from Völker 'nations' + Wanderung 'migration'. Definition of Völkerwanderung in US English: Völkerwanderungnounˈfœl- A migration of peoples, especially that of Germanic and Slavic peoples into Europe from the 2nd to the 11th centuries. Example sentencesExamples - For the barbarians, this new settlement was the culmination of a period of defeat, migration and conquest know as the Völkerwanderung - the ‘Wandering of the Peoples.’
- The depletion of these countries during the Völkerwanderung and the adverse climatic conditions of the Middle Ages must have had in the first instance a selective, in the second a depressing, effect upon national stature.
- As a consequence of the colonization patterns, the Völkerwanderung, the routes for trade and communication (chiefly the rivers), and of physical isolation (high mountains and deep forests) very different regional dialects developed.
Synonyms relocation, resettling, population movement, transhumance, moving, moving abroad, emigration, expatriation, posting, exodus, departure, hegira, defection, trek, diaspora
Origin German, from Völker ‘nations’ + Wanderung ‘migration’. |