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Historikerstreit.

A 1980s West German debate on how to incorporate Nazi Germany and the Holocaust into German historiography, and more generally into the German people's view of themselves.

16 characters5 syllables approx.Deutsch language

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noun/hɪsˈtoːʁɪkɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯t/
  1. A 1980s West German debate on how to incorporate Nazi Germany and the Holocaust into German historiography, and more generally into the German people's view of themselves.

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Historiker + Streit, literally “historians' dispute”.

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