Rhineland bastard

noun

In Nazi Germany, a multiracial child born of a Caucasian German mother and an African father serving with French colonial troops during the occupation of the Rhineland after World War I.

OriginGerman Rheinlandbastard →
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Meanings

nounRhineland bastard (plural Rhineland bastards)

plural Rhineland bastards

  1. historicalIn Nazi Germany, a multiracial child born of a Caucasian German mother and an African father serving with French colonial troops during the occupation of the Rhineland after World War I.

Origin

  1. GermanRheinlandbastard
  2. EnglishRhineland bastard

Calque of German Rheinlandbastard

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APA

Rhineland bastard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland%20bastard

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“Rhineland bastard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland%20bastard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhineland bastard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhineland%20bastard.

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