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ETHNIC GERMAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ethnic German
1, record 1, English, ethnic%20German
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allemand de souche
1, record 1, French, allemand%20de%20souche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ethnic germans
1, record 2, English, ethnic%20germans
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to German statistics 1.8 to 2.0 million ethnic Germans still live in the states of the former Soviet Union, 1.5 million "Aussiedler" have been repatriated in Germany. 1, record 2, English, - ethnic%20germans
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ethnic german
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Allemands de souche
1, record 2, French, Allemands%20de%20souche
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Allemands originaires d'Europe de l'Est ayant souvent été assimilés et qui se réfugient en Allemagne fédérale. 2, record 2, French, - Allemands%20de%20souche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les Allemands de souche, qui constitutionnellement se sont ni étrangers, ni étranges, même si leur retour dans le pays de leurs ancêtres met souvent en valeur des fossés culturels et linguistiques énormes. On les appelle les Aussiedler, ce sont ceux qui depuis le Moyen-Age ont quitté leurs terres d'Allemagne pour s'établir en Bohême tchèque ou en Transsylvanie roumaine, sur les rives de la Volga ou dans le Kazakhstan. 3, record 2, French, - Allemands%20de%20souche
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Allemand de souche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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