deutschtum
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Deutschtum ({{IPA|de|ˈdɔʏtʃtuːm}}) is a German term equating to "Germanness".{{sfn|Verheyen|1999|pp=16}} It may either refer to the German character and spirit, the belonging and yearning to the German people or the entirety of German ethnic groups residing in foreign countries.[http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Deutschtum Denotations of "Deutschtum"] at Duden online (in German)
An anti-Western concept of a romanticized Deutschtum has been an important component of German nationalism, when the conceptions of Volk (people) and Gemeinschaft (community) were driven to their extremes during the Third Reich.{{sfn|Verheyen|1999|pp=24}}
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- {{cite book|last=Verheyen|first=Dirk|title=The German question: A Cultural, Historical, and Geopolitical Exploration|year=1999|publisher=Westview Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uTBxLHDVX5UC&q=The+German+question:+a+cultural,+historical,+and+geopolitical+exploration|location=Cambridge, England, UK; Malden, Massachusetts, USA|isbn=0-8133-6878-2}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}