"racial hygiene" meaning in English

See racial hygiene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Calque of German Rassenhygiene. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Rassenhygiene}} Calque of German Rassenhygiene Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} racial hygiene (uncountable)
  1. (Nazism) An approach to eugenics in Nazi ideology which sought to prevent the supposed contamination of races deemed to be superior from miscegenation. Tags: Nazism, uncountable Categories (topical): Nazism
    Sense id: en-racial_hygiene-en-noun-vetRFfTE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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