Definitions for junkerism
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
junk•er*ˈdʒʌŋ kər(n.)
a car that is old or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.
Category: Automotive, Status (usage)
* Informal..
Origin of junker:
1940–45
Jun•kerˈyʊŋ kər(n.)
a member of a politically conservative class of Prussian landowners who formerly dominated the government and army of Germany.
Category: Western History
a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded and overbearing.
Category: Western History
Origin of Junker:
1545–55; < G; OHG junchērro=juncyoung+hērroHerr
Jun′ker•ism(n.)
Wiktionary
junkerism(Noun)
The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
Webster Dictionary
Junkerism(noun)
the principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia
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