Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or its people.
  • adjective Of or relating to the German language.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Germany.
  • noun A person of German ancestry.
  • noun Any of the West Germanic languages and dialects spoken or originating in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, especially standard High German.

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  • noun A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
  • noun A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
  • noun A member of a Germanic tribe.
  • proper noun An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.
  • adjective Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
  • adjective Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
  • adjective Of, in or relating to the German language.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin Germānus.]

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From Latin germani ("the peoples of Germania"), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus).

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Examples

  • “Dutch” is a version of the German Deutsch, meaning “German.

    Pennsylvania Dutch 2002

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News Kate Connolly 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News Kate Connolly 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News Kate Connolly 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News Kate Connolly 2010

  • Addressing the German public's ­concerns about what the effect on German finances might be if it helped Greece by agreeing to buy Greek debt, Die Welt said "it would have a negative impact on Germany's ­creditworthiness", and could end up "costing every ­German taxpayer an extra 40 euros this year".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Curators have chosen my video "THE VACATION" for this event, which is one of GERMAN CARTOONS a complete new production on recent German history and what is associated with German culture in general.

    Museum Blogs 2009

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