German Burschenschaften (abbreviated B! in German; plural: B!B!) are a special type of Studentenverbindungen (student fraternities). Burschenschaften were founded in the 19th century as associations of university students inspired by liberal and nationalistic ideas. ==History== ===Beginnings 1815–c. 1918=== The very first one, called Urburschens...
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• (n.) In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now openly maintained as a social organization, ...
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(German: `Youth Association`), student organization at the German universities that started as an expression of the new nationalism prevalent in ... [1 related articles]
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Bur'schen·schaft` noun ; plural
-schaften . [ G.] In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the gover...
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any of certain associations of students formed to promote patriotism, Christian conduct, and liberal ideas but now primarily social fraternities.
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