Umvolkung

== German == === Etymology === um +‎ Volk +‎ -ung === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌfɔl.kʊŋ/ === Noun === Umvolkung f (genitive Umvolkung, no plural) (politics) a policy that aims at radically changing the demographic composition of a population, through immigration and influencing reproductive behaviour ==== Usage notes ==== The word is most often used to refer to the growth of allochthone communities in post-war Germany and western Europe, which is thereby labelled a deliberate strategy to weaken the autochthone populations. The word was originally restricted to the radical right, but is now seeing some usage among right-wing conservatives. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: omvolking (calque)