master race en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of German Herrenrasse.
Meanings
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(Nazism, especially) A race of people who are superior to others.
When the Führer says we is the master race We "Heil!" (Bronx cheer), "Heil!" (Bronx cheer) right in the Führer's face.
1942, Oliver Wallace, “Der Fuehrer's Face”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| master races | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
it razza superiore (race of people) · fi herrarotu (race of people) · pl rasa panów (race of people) · es raza superior (race of people) · sv härskarras (race of people) · cmn 優秀民族 /优秀民族 (race of people) · vi chủng tộc thượng đẳng (race of people) · fi herrakansa (race of people) · da herrefolk (race of people) · de Herrenvolk (race of people) · fr race supérieure (race of people) · pt raça superior (race of people) · de Herrenrasse (race of people) · ru ра́са госпо́д (race of people) · th ชนชาติปกครอง (race of people) · fa نژاد برتر (race of people) · et härrasrahvas (race of people)