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Dump File Fetching: This is a static snapshot of all wiki pages, which is stored in a single compressed file (e.g., dewiktionary-latest-pages-articles.xml.bz2).

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German Wiktionary Dump Files

Latest Version

Latest (alternative way) and Older Versions

  • If you need an older version of the Wiktionary dump, visit this directory: https://dumps.wikimedia.org/dewiktionary/.
    • To download a specific version:
      • Navigate to the folder for the desired date.
      • A new window will open.
      • Look for the section titled Articles, templates, media/file descriptions, and primary meta-pages.
      • Select the file. The file name will follow the pattern: dewiktionary-YYYYMMDD-pages-articles.xml.bz2, where YYYYMMDD represents the dump date.
    • Notes:
      • Older dumps are only retained for a few months.
      • You can also fetch the latest version from this directory by choosing the most recent date.

Any Wiki Dump File

  • Click on Database backup dumps.
  • Scroll down the page to find the domain of interest.
    • For example, use enwiktionary for the English Wiktionary.
  • Click on the domain link, then look for the section titled Articles, templates, media/file descriptions, and primary meta-pages.
    • The file you are looking for should end with -pages-articles.xml.bz2.

Should I download a multistream dump file or not?

The files -pages-articles.xml.bz2 and multistream-pages-articles.xml.bz2 contain the same information. For our purposes here, either option will work just fine because we are working with a relatively small wiki database.

However, if you plan to work with a larger dump file in the future that exceeds your computer's memory capacity, you could download the multistream-pages-articles.xml.bz2 version. This would allow you to adjust your parsing strategy to process the data in smaller chunks.