völkisch

adjective

Pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.

OriginGerman völkisch →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.

    It is led by Björn Höcke, who is considered to be part of the AfD’s far right or völkisch wing, which was officially disbanded but is still widely believed to exist.

    2023 June 26, Kate Connolly, “Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
folkish

Origin

  1. Germanvölkisch
  2. Englishvölkisch

From German völkisch. (Morphologically, compare English folkish.)

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APA

völkisch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%C3%B6lkisch

MLA

“völkisch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%C3%B6lkisch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “völkisch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%C3%B6lkisch.

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