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Völkerwanderung

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Migration Period

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Barbarian Invasions

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Völkerwanderung.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐洲民族大遷徙 /欧洲民族大迁徙 (Ōuzhōu mínzú dàqiānxǐ) — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族大遷徙時期 /民族大迁徙时期 (mínzú dàqiānxǐ shíqī) — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages
  • Finnish: kansainvaellus — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages
  • German: Völkerwanderung — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages
  • Turkish: Kavimler Göçü — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages
  • Ukrainian: Велике переселення народів (Velyke pereselennja narodiv) — mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages