reinrassig

German

Etymology

rein (pure) + rassig (racial), from Rasse (race, breed).

Adjective

reinrassig (comparative reinrassiger, superlative am reinrassigesten)

  1. (zoology) purebred, pedigreed, thoroughbred
  2. (Nazism, historical) able to trace Aryan ancestry back at least four generations (according to the racial policy of Nazi Germany)

Declension

Synonyms

  • vollblütig

Derived terms

  • Reinrassigkeit

Further reading

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