Volga German

noun

A member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia in the 18th century, and can now be found in Siberia, Germany, and elsewhere due to deportations and migrations.

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Meanings

nounVolga German (countable and uncountable, plural Volga Germans)

plural Volga Germans

  1. countableA member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia in the 18th century, and can now be found in Siberia, Germany, and elsewhere due to deportations and migrations.
proper noun
  1. uncountableThe language spoken by these people, the core of which is Rhine Franconian.

Translations

German Wolgadeutscher, Wolgadeutsche
  • Wolgadeutschera member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
  • Wolgadeutschea member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
Russian пово́лжский не́мец, пово́лжская не́мка
  • пово́лжский не́мец (povólžskij némec)a member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
  • пово́лжская не́мка (povólžskaja némka)a member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
  • во́лжский не́мец (vólžskij némec)a member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
  • во́лжская не́мка (vólžskaja némka)a member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Volga German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volga%20German

MLA

“Volga German.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volga%20German. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Volga German,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volga%20German.

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