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Germano-

prefix · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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Meaning 1

Combining form of Germany and German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Teutono-

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Germano-.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Related to germane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Derived from Latin Germānia.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 德 (Dé-) — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Finnish: saksalais- — relating to Germany and German culture
  • French: germano- — relating to Germany and German culture
  • German: Deutsch- — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Japanese: 独 (Doku) — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Korean: 독 (Dok) — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Polish: germano- — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Russian: неме́цко- (nemécko-) — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Russian: герма́но- (germáno-) — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Spanish: germano- — relating to Germany and German culture
  • Vietnamese: Đức — relating to Germany and German culture