Ausländer
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See also: Auslander
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ūzlender, derived from ūzlant (“outlying fields”). See aus, Länder.
Modern German Ausland (“foreign countries”) is a backformation from Ausländer. Compare archaic Dutch uitlander, English outlandish, outlander, Danish udlænding.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Ausländer m (strong, genitive Ausländers, plural Ausländer, feminine Ausländerin)
- (legally) foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender)
- (informal, common speech) allochthone person, regardless of nationality (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ausländer [masculine, strong]
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Ausländer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ausländer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ausländer” in Duden online
- Ausländer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de