German Question

proper noun

The question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.

OriginGerman Deutsche Frage →
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Meanings

German Question1

proper nounthe German Question

alternative German question

  1. historicalThe question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.

German question2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of German Question.

Origin

  1. GermanDeutsche Frage
  2. EnglishGerman Question

Calque of the German Deutsche Frage.

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German Question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Question

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