ˈfōlksˌdȯichə(r) noun
( plural volksdeut·sche -chə)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from volks (gen. of volk people, nation) + deutscher, n., German, from deutsch, adjective, German, from Old High German diutisc — more at dutch
: a person of German ethnic origin long settled in a central or east European country, repatriated for political reasons by the Nazi regime, and expelled into West Germany after World II