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german meaning

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  • German(s) may refer to:
  • something deriving from or relating to Germany
  • the German language, spoken in Germany and nearby countries
  • Germans, an ethnic group
  • Germanic peoples, any of the Germanic peoples
  • A citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany
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    Definition of german in English Dictionary

  • NounPLgermansSUF-man
    1. (obsolete) A near relative.
      1. An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
        1. A social party at which the german is danced.
        2. AdjectiveCOMmore germanSUPmost german
          1. (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
            1. brother-german
          2. (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
            1. cousin-german
          3. (obsolete) Closely related, akin.
          4. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • I started to give Lucky a digest of the Perugia affair, but we were interrupted by a group of German alpenstockers who clumped into the chamber under the guide of a female ramrod.
              • With a German lad and a young Australian couple, I ate caviar, borscht, blinnies and beef stroganoff in the dining car, exchanged naughty jokes, played chess, and drank too much vodka.
              • For which the Germans gutturize a sound. — Coleridge.
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • German speakers accounted for 37% of the population.
              • German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright Friedrich Schiller.
              • German wildcard Sabine Lisicki conquered her nerves to defeat France's Marion Bartoli and take her amazing Wimbledon run into the semi-finals.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Adjectives
              • Nouns
                • Countable nouns
              Related Links:
              1. en germans
              2. en germanic
              3. en germane
              4. en germanium
              5. fr germanium
              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of german for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "german" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
              Definiteness: Level 7
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