Urheimat

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ŏŏr′hī′mät; Ger. o̅o̅r′hī′mät)


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Ur•hei•mat  (ŏŏr′hī′mät; Ger. o̅o̅r′hī′mät),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe primeval habitation of a people, esp. the prehistoric homeland of the speakers of a protolanguage.
  • German, equivalent. to ur- ur- + Heimat home, homeland
  • 1930–35

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