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Staatsvolk
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German
Etymology
de :af Staat<t:state, country> Volk<t:people>
From de Staat state, country Volk people.
Pronunciation
de De-Staatsvolk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,^er
all the national subjects of a sovereign country
de dated those subjects belonging to the dominant ethnic group of a country, excluding minorities, especially those who belong to nations that have states of their own
Usage notes
Contemporary definitions, e.g. on German wikipedia, generally follow definition 1. The ambiguity remains, however, relevant for the contemporary use of the word in German-language discourse.
See also
de Bevölkerung
de Nation
de Volk
de Staatsbürger
de Staatsnation