adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
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adj
Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
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adj
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.
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Broader terms: European
adj
Of, in or relating to the German language.
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Synonyms: Deutsch
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Broader terms: Indo-European
adj
Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
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adj
Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
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adj
Closely related, akin.
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Usage: obsolete
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name
An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.
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Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: Deutsch, Dutch
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name
A surname.
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name
A male given name from Russian.
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name
A number of townships in the United States, listed under German Township.
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name
A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
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noun
A citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Usage: countable
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noun
A person of a West Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, comprising the ethnic majority of Germany.
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Usage: countable
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Synonyms: Deutscher, Boche, Fritz, Hun, Jerry, Kraut
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noun
A member of a Germanic tribe.
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Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Synonyms: Teuton
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noun
A German wine.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A size of type between American and Saxon, 1+1⁄2-point type.
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Usage: US, dated, rare, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
A Germany-produced car, a “German whip”.
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Usage: Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable
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noun
A prison warder.
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Usage: UK, countable, slang, uncountable
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noun
A near relative.
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noun
An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
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noun
A social party at which the german is danced.
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adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
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noun
the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
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Synonyms: High German, German language
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Broader terms: West Germanic, West Germanic language
Narrower terms: Old High German, Middle High German, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch
noun
a person of German nationality
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Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: Teuton, East German, Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun, Berliner, Prussian, Bavarian, Arminius, Armin, Hermann
History
From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish). Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman.
From Old French germain, from Latin germānus, from germen (“seed, sprout, bud”). See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.
From German (“of Germany”).
Across languages
766 source translations are retained for this English entry.