Mittel-Europeanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɪtlˌjʊərəˈpiːən/,

/ˌmɪtlˌjɔːrəˈpiːən/, U.S.

/ˌmid(ə)lˌjərəˈpiən/,

/ˌmid(ə)lˌjurəˈpiən/

Forms: 1900s– Mittel European, 1900s– Mittel-European, 1900s– Mitteleuropean. Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: German mittel , European adj.

Etymology: < German mittel middle adj. + European adj., after German mitteleuropäisch mitteleuropäisch adj. Compare French mitteleuropéen (1917). With use as noun compare European n.

A. adj.

= Middle-European adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > [adjective] > central Europe

Central European1837

Middle-European1893

mid-European1893

Mittel-European1917

mitteleuropäisch1963

1917 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. iv. 5/1 Have the allied statesmen weighed duly the keen interest which the Mittel-European mind has taken in our American game of bluff?

1939 C. Beaton My Royal Past xiii. 143 The destined lot of mittel-European royalty.

1942 S. J. Perelman Let. 18 Mar. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 46 To add to our schmerz, the mittel-european sneak..managed to muscle his way in.

1957 P. Kemp Mine were of Trouble x. 187 The sinister but intriguing personality of a Mittel-European barman known as Otto.

2016 C. Bloom Victoria's Madmen xii. 160 Millions of mittel European Jews who lived lives of grinding poverty.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of central Europe. Also: the speech or accent characteristic of this region.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun] > central

Central European1837

Mittel-European1918

mid-European1924

1918 Chicago Sunday Tribune 15 Sept. i. 4/1 When the full realization of this broke in on the boasting general staff of the Mittel-Europeans ‘it scared them stiff’, to use a free translation of the words uttered by a German officer captured in the recent counter offensive.

1950 A. Christie Murder is Announced xi. 118 I expect Mitzi, our Mittel European, would love that.

1999 Independent (Nexis) 25 Sept. 1 Downtown..you find whites, blacks, hispanics, Jamaicans, Trinidadians, mitteleuropeans..and English anthropologists.

2015 Private Eye 20 Aug. 20/1 ‘And he [sc. Tom Stoppard] said,’—he shifts into flawless Mitteleuropean—‘“Patrick, to be a playwright is to have your heart broken every day.”’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mittel-european
释义	Mittel-Europeanadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɪtlˌjʊərəˈpiːən/, /ˌmɪtlˌjɔːrəˈpiːən/, U.S. /ˌmid(ə)lˌjərəˈpiən/, /ˌmid(ə)lˌjurəˈpiən/ Forms: 1900s– Mittel European, 1900s– Mittel-European, 1900s– Mitteleuropean. Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: German mittel , European adj. Etymology: < German mittel middle adj. + European adj., after German mitteleuropäisch mitteleuropäisch adj. Compare French mitteleuropéen (1917). With use as noun compare European n. A. adj. = Middle-European adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > [adjective] > central Europe Central European1837 Middle-European1893 mid-European1893 Mittel-European1917 mitteleuropäisch1963 1917 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. iv. 5/1 Have the allied statesmen weighed duly the keen interest which the Mittel-European mind has taken in our American game of bluff? 1939 C. Beaton My Royal Past xiii. 143 The destined lot of mittel-European royalty. 1942 S. J. Perelman Let. 18 Mar. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 46 To add to our schmerz, the mittel-european sneak..managed to muscle his way in. 1957 P. Kemp Mine were of Trouble x. 187 The sinister but intriguing personality of a Mittel-European barman known as Otto. 2016 C. Bloom Victoria's Madmen xii. 160 Millions of mittel European Jews who lived lives of grinding poverty. B. n. A native or inhabitant of central Europe. Also: the speech or accent characteristic of this region. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun] > central Central European1837 Mittel-European1918 mid-European1924 1918 Chicago Sunday Tribune 15 Sept. i. 4/1 When the full realization of this broke in on the boasting general staff of the Mittel-Europeans ‘it scared them stiff’, to use a free translation of the words uttered by a German officer captured in the recent counter offensive. 1950 A. Christie Murder is Announced xi. 118 I expect Mitzi, our Mittel European, would love that. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 25 Sept. 1 Downtown..you find whites, blacks, hispanics, Jamaicans, Trinidadians, mitteleuropeans..and English anthropologists. 2015 Private Eye 20 Aug. 20/1 ‘And he [sc. Tom Stoppard] said,’—he shifts into flawless Mitteleuropean—‘“Patrick, to be a playwright is to have your heart broken every day.”’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1917
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