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Word: burschenschaften (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...August University of Göttingen, Germany, students sat around a table one night last week drinking beer. They were dressed in their Sunday best; but each also sported a brightly colored cap, and each wore across his chest a brightly colored ribbon. These were the regalia of the Burschenschaften-the ancient dueling corporations that were banned after the war. For the first time in six years, Göttingen's corporations were holding their semester convention right out in the open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Tie of Blood | 2/11/1952 | See Source »

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