SINCE 1828
völkerwanderung
noun
völ·ker·wanderung
| \ ˈfə̄lkə(r)ˌvändəˌru̇ŋ\
plural völkerwanderungen\ -ŋən \
Definition of völkerwanderung
: the migration of nations
especially
: the movement into southern and western Europe of the Teutonic peoples, Huns, and Slavs from the 2d century a.d. to about the 11th century reaching the peak in the 5th and 6th centuries and closing with the settling of Norsemen in England and France
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