migration background
der Migrationshintergrund, die Migrationshintergründe
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migration background
A sociological and statistical term indicating that a person immigrated themselves or that at least one parent was not born with German citizenship. This includes immigrants as well as their descendants born in Germany.
Laut Statistik hat in Berlin fast jeder dritte Einwohner einen Migrationshintergrund.
According to statistics, almost one in three residents in Berlin has a migration background.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Migrationshintergründe |
| genitive | des Migrationshintergrunds |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Migrationshintergrund | die Migrationshintergründe |
| accusative | den Migrationshintergrund | die Migrationshintergründe |
| dative | dem Migrationshintergrund | den Migrationshintergründen |
| genitive | des Migrationshintergrunds | der Migrationshintergründe |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is composed of three parts: 'Migration' (immigration/migration), the linking '-s-', and 'Hintergrund' (background). So it literally describes a person’s background that has to do with migration.
Die Studie untersucht den Bildungserfolg von Schülern mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund.
The study examines the educational success of students with and without a migration background.
This word is most commonly used in the fixed phrase 'einen Migrationshintergrund haben' (to have a migration background) or in the formulation 'Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund' (people with a migration background).
Viele meiner Kollegen haben einen Migrationshintergrund.
Many of my colleagues have a migration background.
Sie hat einen Migrationshintergrund, weil ihre Eltern aus Italien eingewandert sind.
She has a migration background because her parents immigrated from Italy.
'Migrationshintergrund' (migration background) is an official, sociological term. It is used mainly in statistics, in the news, in politics, and in academic texts.
Für die Statistik wird erfasst, wie viele Mitarbeiter einen Migrationshintergrund haben.
For the statistics, they record how many employees have a migration background.
