"Potato Germans" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of Danish Kartoffeltyskere, in reference to the cultivation of potatoes in the areas they settled. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|da|kartoffeltysker|Kartoffeltyskere}} Calque of Danish Kartoffeltyskere Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=Potato Germans}} Potato Germans pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) A group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s. Wikipedia link: Potato Germans Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Translations (German settlers in Jutland): Kartoffeldeutsche [plural] (German)
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