Meanings
Origin
- GermanSchlager
- Englishschlager
From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).
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Bulgarian шла́гер, шла́гер
- шла́гер (šláger)style
- шла́гер (šláger)piece
Czech šlágr, šlágr
- šlágrstyle
- šlágrpiece
Danish schlager, slager
- schlagerstyle
- slagerstyle
- schlagerpiece
- slagerpiece
Dutch schlager, levenslied
- schlagerstyle
- levensliedstyle
- schlagerpiece
- levensliedpiece
Estonian lööklaul, šlaager
- lööklaulstyle
- šlaagerstyle
- lööklaulpiece
- šlaagerpiece
Finnish iskelmä, iskelmämusiikki
- iskelmästyle
- iskelmämusiikkistyle
- iskelmäpiece
French schlager, schlager
- schlagerstyle
- schlagerpiece
German Schlager, Schlager
- Schlagerstyle
- Schlagerpiece
Hungarian sláger, sláger
- slágerstyle
- slágerpiece
Latvian šlagers, šlagers
- šlagersstyle
- šlagerspiece
Norwegian Bokmål slager, slager
- slagerstyle
- slagerpiece
Polish szlagier, szlagier
- szlagierstyle
- szlagierpiece
Romanian șlagăr, șlagăr
- șlagărstyle
- șlagărpiece
Russian шля́гер, шля́гер
- шля́гер (šljáger)style
- шля́гер (šljáger)piece
Slovak šláger, šláger
- šlágerstyle
- šlágerpiece
Spanish schlager
- schlagerstyle
Swedish schlager, schlager
- schlagerstyle
- schlagerpiece
Ukrainian шля́гер, шля́гер
- шля́гер (šljáher)style
- шля́гер (šljáher)piece
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schlager. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schlager
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“schlager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schlager. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schlager,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schlager.
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