Germain

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of germane. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. 2
    A male given name from French.

Synonyms

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relevanta proposad remadmissibleaffiliatedagnate

Example

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"The FIFA Club World Cup will be decided by 2 teams from Brazil (Fluminense and Palmeiras), 2 from Germany (Baiern Munich and Borussia Dortmund), 1 from Spain (Real Madrid), 1 from France (Paris Saint Germain), 1 from England (Chelsea) and 1 from Saudi Arabia (Al Hilal)."

Etymology

A patronymic from a medieval given name, identical with the French one; or from an ethnic term for a German.

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Saint-Germain

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