What does german mean in English? Meaning of german definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "german" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "german": a person of German nationality
Noun
Meaning: a person of German nationality
Synonyms: german
Hyponyms: bavarian
berliner
boche
east german
hun
jerry
kraut
krauthead
prussian
teuton
Hypernyms: european
Instance Hyponyms: armin
arminius
hermann
Meaning of "german": of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
Adjective
Meaning: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
Example: German philosophers
German universities
German literature
Synonyms: german
Meaning of "german": the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Noun
Meaning: the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Synonyms: german
german language
high german
Hyponyms: middle high german
old high german
pennsylvania dutch
yiddish
Hypernyms: west germanic
west germanic language
Adjective: (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister). brother-german(obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin). cousin-german(obsolete) Closely related, akin. 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book II, chapter xj: 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 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, V.2: The phrase would bee more Germaine. Shakespeare Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion.1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book II, chapter xj: 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 Vryence1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, V.2: The phrase would bee more Germaine.Shakespeare Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion.
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