"Völkerwanderung" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Völkerwanderungen [plural]
Etymology: From German Völkerwanderung. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Völkerwanderung}} German Völkerwanderung Head templates: {{en-noun|Völkerwanderungen}} Völkerwanderung (plural Völkerwanderungen)
  1. Migration Period Synonyms: Barbarian Invasions Translations (mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages): 歐洲民族大遷徙 /欧洲民族大迁徙 (Ōuzhōu mínzú dàqiānxǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 民族大遷徙時期 /民族大迁徙时期 (mínzú dàqiānxǐ shíqī) (Chinese Mandarin), kansainvaellus (Finnish), Völkerwanderung [feminine] (German), Kavimler Göçü (Turkish), Велике переселення народів (Velyke pereselennja narodiv) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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