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The article for

Volkspartei

die Volkspartei

Volkspartei is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Volksparteien
English
people's party
Topic
Politics

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Why is it die Volkspartei?

Volkspartei is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Partei. So it’s die Volkspartei.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] In multi -party systems a party that represents a wide range of society and has voters in all sections of the population

[1] in Mehrparteiensystemen eine Partei, die ein breites Spektrum der Gesellschaft repräsentiert und Wähler in allen Bevölkerungsschichten hat

Examples

[1] The people's parties in Germany are currently losing significant importance

[1] Die Volksparteien in Deutschland verlieren derzeit stark an Bedeutung.

[1] "The two people's parties of the young Federal Republic became the heart of the Democracy"

[1] „Die beiden Volksparteien der jungen Bundesrepublik wurden zum Herz der Demokratie.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "There were two world powers, two television programs and two large people's parties" "

[1] „Es gab zwei Weltmächte, zwei Fernsehprogramme und zwei große Volksparteien.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Volkspartei die Volksparteien
Genitiv der Volkspartei der Volksparteien
Dativ der Volkspartei den Volksparteien
Akkusativ die Volkspartei die Volksparteien

Pronunciation

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