honorary Aryan

noun

A designation conferred by Nazi Germany upon the Japanese and certain other groups, who, although not classified as racially German, were regarded as possessing traits deemed sufficiently similar to Germanic or Nordic characteristics to warrant this status.

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Meanings

nounhonorary Aryan (plural honorary Aryans)

plural honorary Aryans

  1. historicalA designation conferred by Nazi Germany upon the Japanese and certain other groups, who, although not classified as racially German, were regarded as possessing traits deemed sufficiently similar to Germanic or Nordic characteristics to warrant this status.

Translations

Bulgarian почетен ариец
  • почетен ариец (početen ariec)person who was Aryan only informally, according to the Nazis
Finnish kunnia-arjalainen
  • kunnia-arjalainenperson who was Aryan only informally, according to the Nazis
German Ehrenarier
  • Ehrenarierperson who was Aryan only informally, according to the Nazis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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