German

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See also german, and Germán

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

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German (plural Germans)

  1. An inhabitant of Germany; a person of German descent.
  2. A member of a Germanic tribe.
    Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.

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German

  1. An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.
    German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.

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German (comparative more German, superlative most German)

  1. Of or relating to the country of Germany.
    He is half German, half American.
  2. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
  3. Of, in or relating to the German language.
    We take German classes twice a week.
    Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them.

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German m.

  1. A male given name

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  • IPA: /ɡěrmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ger‧man

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Gèrmān m. (Cyrillic spelling Гѐрма̄н)

  1. German (member of a Germanic tribe)

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