"gemeiner Mitteleuropäer" meaning in German

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Noun

Etymology: Literally, “the common Central European”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the common Central European}} “the common Central European”, {{lit|the common Central European}} Literally, “the common Central European” Head templates: {{de-noun|gemeiner<+> Mitteleuropäer<m.sg.article>}} gemeiner Mitteleuropäer m (strong, usually definite, definite nominative der gemeine Mitteleuropäer, definite genitive des gemeinen Mitteleuropäers, no definite plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|gemeiner<+> Mitteleuropäer<m.sg.article>}} Forms: der gemeine Mitteleuropäer [definite, nominative], des gemeinen Mitteleuropäers [definite, genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], gemeiner Mitteleuropäer [nominative, strong], gemeinen Mitteleuropäers [genitive, strong], gemeinem Mitteleuropäer [dative, strong], gemeinen Mitteleuropäer [accusative, strong], gemeine Mitteleuropäer [nominative, weak], gemeinen Mitteleuropäers [genitive, weak], gemeinen Mitteleuropäer [dative, weak], gemeinen Mitteleuropäer [accusative, weak], gemeiner Mitteleuropäer [mixed, nominative], gemeinen Mitteleuropäers [genitive, mixed], gemeinen Mitteleuropäer [dative, mixed], gemeinen Mitteleuropäer [accusative, mixed]
  1. (idiomatic) the average person in German-speaking Europe and its environs (not necessarily referring to Central Europe as a geographical term) Tags: definite, idiomatic, masculine, strong, usually Related terms: Durchschnittsbürger, Otto Normalverbraucher, Michel
    Sense id: en-gemeiner_Mitteleuropäer-de-noun-n2JtJL0j Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2008 March 1, Barbara Villiger Heilig, “Trinken oder ertrinken”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung:",
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          "ref": "2011 November 7, anonymous author, “Was allgemein als Volkskrankheit gilt, hängt von verschiedenen Faktoren ab”, in Kölnische Rundschau:",
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          "ref": "2012 March 30, Alexandra Grauvogl, “Wenn der Plüschkranich ordentlich Prügel bezieht”, in Die Welt:",
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          "ref": "2016 March 12, Sibylle Berg, “Du kannst alles erreichen”, in Der Spiegel:",
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          "english": "The locals cook these extra spicy peppers so intensely that they bring tears to the eyes of the average Central European.",
          "ref": "2022 August 6, Carl-Christian Eick, “Spaghetti „al dente“: Italienischer Profi-Koch Franco Amodio verrät einfachen Trick”, in Münchner Merkur:",
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