Volkstrauertag

German (Berlin)

/ˈfɔlkstʁaʊ̯ɐˌtaːk/

noun
Definitions
  • "People's Day of Mourning"; day of commemoration for the victims of war and oppression. observed on the second sunday before Advent

Etymology

Compound from German Volk (people, folk, nation, people with a shared citizenry, race) + German -s- (genitival interfix, red, letter, degree, rank, plastic, overview, beginning, police, general)+ German Trauertag.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Trauertag

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