# der Kazike

der Kazike is a German noun meaning “cacique”. Forms: des Kaziken, die Kaziken.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kaziken
- Plural: die Kaziken

## In other languages

- Русский: этногр. касик

## Meanings

1. _historical_ cacique
   - Staunend und verächtlich sieht der Kazike das Toben: Es ist das ewige Staunen aller Naturkinder an allen Enden der Erde über die Kulturmenschen, denen eine Handvoll gelbes Metall kostbarer erscheint als alle geistigen und technischen Errungenschaften ihrer Kultur. — The cacique watches their rage with astonishment and contempt: it is the eternal amazement of nature's children all over the earth, wondering why a fistful of yellow metal is more precious to civilized man than all the spiritual and technical achievements of his culture.

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