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- 1 Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
"In Prussia, always the most progressive of the German states during the Weimar years and a stronghold of the two parties, Jews could be found in virtually all administrative departments […]."
- 2 Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
"brother-german"
- 3 Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.
"Her German husband has blond hair."
- 4 Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
"cousin-german"
- 5 Of, in or relating to the German language.
"Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them."
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- 6 Closely related, akin. obsolete
"After this Merlyn told vnto kynge Arthur of the prophecye / that there shold be a grete batail besyde Salysbury and Mordred his owne sone sholde be ageynste hym / Also he tolde hym that Basdemegus was his cosyn and germayn vnto kynge Vryence"
- 1 of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language wordnet
- 1 An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium. uncountable
"Meronyms: Low German (Plattdeutsch), High German"
- 2 A surname.
- 3 A number of townships in the United States, listed under German Township.
- 4 A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. countable
- 2 A near relative. obsolete
"Which when his german saw, the stony feare / Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd […]"
- 3 An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
"Through the years, though, the german was replaced by new and more popular dances, but in many instances the name stayed on."
- 4 the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic wordnet
- 5 A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A social party at which the german is danced.
- 7 a person of German nationality wordnet
- 8 A member of a Germanic tribe. countable, historical, uncountable
"Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed."
- 9 A German wine. countable, uncountable
"[…] tie them tightly in a thickly floured cloth, and boil them for three hours and a half. We can recommend this as a remarkably light small rich pudding : it may be served with German, wine, or punch sauce."
- 10 A size of type between American and Saxon, 1+¹⁄₂-point type. US, dated, rare, uncountable
- 11 A Germany-produced car, a “German whip”. Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable
"In my German, they calling me a baller (skrr) Got me feeling like Özil"
- 12 A prison warder. British, countable, slang, uncountable
"There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionate kanga(rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variants Scooby-Doo and Dr. Who via the mildly confrontational German (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse of shit-parcel."
Etymology
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 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 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. See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.
From Old French germain, from Latin germānus. See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.
From German (“of Germany”).
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