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Germanism

Germanism

8.6
A custom or way of behaving typical of Germany
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɜrmənˌɪzəm/
translation icon : germanismo
  • He begins a second phase, where he begins to emphasize his Judaism less and his germanism more.

India is a phenomenal history of migrant labour, still today, an interesting aspect of Indian Germanism.

Examples

  • Indeed, Hungaro-Germanism during the 1848 Revolution suggests instead that both Magyar and Slav patriots clung more passionately to linguistic nationalism than Hungary's Germans.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Many aspects of local architecture reflect Germanism, with charming buildings that highlight traditional German design.

  • Hungaro-Germanism during the Hungarian Civil War.

    Academic text (2016)
  • March 1848: Hungaro-Germanism in the Revolutionary Moment

    Academic text (2016)
  • Hungaro-Germanism, however, suggests an alternative narrative of German multiethnic tolerance.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Proponents of multiethnic Hungaro-Germanism unsurprisingly rejected Magyarization.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Evidently, Hungaro-Germanism was to serve as a counterweight to Magyar revolutionary patriotism.

    Academic text (2016)
  • From 1871 onwards, when Pan-Germanism was actively promoted by the now-united motherland, the Lutheran Church itself tended to confuse faith and Germanism.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Particularly when contrasted with Magyar chauvinism, Hungaro-Germanism undermines the widespread assumption that German nationalism developed along archetypically or even unusually intolerant lines.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The festival featured various traditions rooted in Germanism, showcasing food and music typical of German culture.

Compounds

A political movement to unite all people who speak German into one country

Surface Forms

Germanism singular
Germanisms plural

Morphology

Germanism = German (transparent) = German + ism

Clear, productive derivation: 'German' + '-ism' yields a characteristic, practice, or feature associated with Germany.

Etymology

Germanism comes from German and the ending -ism, where -ism means 'a practice' or 'a way of doing things'. So a Germanism is a custom, habit, or characteristic that is typical of Germany or its people.