# das Volkstum

das Volkstum is a German noun meaning “character of a people, folklore, that which defines a people’s original nature and culture (or an individual's tie to it)”. Forms: des Volkstums.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Volkstums

## In other languages

- Русский: народность, народный дух

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ character of a people, folklore, that which defines a people’s original nature and culture (or an individual's tie to it)
2. _Nazism_ matters to do with Germanization, colonization, and German minorities

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