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In modern German, the endonym Deutsch is used in reference to the German language and people. Before the modern era and especially the unification of Germany, "Germany" and "Germans" were ambiguous terms which could at times encompass peoples and territories not only in the modern state of Germany, but also modern-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, France, the Netherlands ...
In Canada, there are 622,650 speakers of German according to the most recent census in 2006, [38] with people of German ancestry (German Canadians) found throughout the country. German-speaking communities are particularly found in British Columbia (118,035) and Ontario (230,330). [38]
German diaspora in Canada (3 C, 10 P) German diaspora in Chile ... Pages in category "German diaspora by country" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of ...
The German diaspora (German: Deutschstämmige, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃtɛmɪɡə] ⓘ) consists of German people and their descendants who live outside of Germany. The term is used in particular to refer to the aspects of migration of German speakers from Central Europe to different countries around the world.
Due to the German diaspora, many other countries with sizable populations of (mostly bilingual) German L1 speakers include Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, as well as the United States. [21] However, in none of these countries does German or a German variety have any legal status.
Canadian people of German descent (6 C, 414 P) ... Pages in category "German diaspora in Canada" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Joseph Taussig (1877–1947), German-born American football quarterback [22] Axel Teichmann (born 1979), cross-country skier; Richard Teichmann (1868–1925), leading German chess player, easily of grandmaster strength; Axel Tischer (born 1986), professional wrestler; Toni Turek (1919–1984), football player; Jan Ullrich (born 1973), cyclist
Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin [28] Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin [ 29 ] Brock Lesnar - American born professional wrestler and former MMA fighter, obtained Canadian citizenship during the 2010s