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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language | |
| Examples: | "German philosophers" "German universities" "German literature" |
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| Related terms: | Germany | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a native or inhabitant of Germany | |
| Related terms: | European Kraut East_German Arminius Berliner Prussian Teuton Germany | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic | |
| Synonyms: | German_language High_German | |
| Related terms: | West_Germanic Yiddish Old_High_German Pennsylvania_Dutch Middle_High_German Germany | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] of a more or less German nature; somewhat German | |
| Synonyms: | Teutonic Germanic | |
| Examples: | "Germanic peoples" "his Germanic nature" "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness |
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| Related terms: | Germany Germany Germany | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2172 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 756 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Germany Germano Germann germane Germanic germanium germanite Germanism germander Germain Germaine Germinal geranium Gorman Garman germinate Garmany |
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