reinrassig

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German

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Etymology

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rein(pure)+‎rassig(racial),fromRasse(race, breed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁasɪç/(standard)
  • IPA(key):/-ˌʁasɪk/(common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:rein‧ras‧sig

Adjective

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reinrassig(strong nominative masculine singularreinrassiger,not comparable)

  1. (zoology)purebred,pedigreed,thoroughbred
  2. (Nazism,historical)able to traceAryanancestry back at least fourgenerations,according to theracial policy of Nazi Germany

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • reinrassig”inDudenonline
  • reinrassig”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dict.cc - reinrassig:TheDeutsch-Englisch-Wörterbuchtranslates the term topurebred,pedigreed,andthoroughbred