What does German mean?
Definitions for German
ˈdʒɜr mənger·man
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word German.
Princeton's WordNet
Germannoun
a person of German nationality
German, High German, German languageadjective
the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Germanadjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
"German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"
Wiktionary
Germannoun
An inhabitant of Germany; a person of German descent.
Germannoun
A member of a Germanic tribe.
Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
Germanadjective
Of or relating to the country of Germany.
He is half German, half American.
Germanadjective
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
cousin-german
Germanadjective
Of, in or relating to the German language.
Germannoun
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.
germannoun
A near relative.
germanadjective
Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
He is half German, half American.
germanadjective
Being born to one's blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
cousin-german
germanadjective
Closely related, akin.
Etymology: From germani, as distinct from Gauls (Caesar, Tacitus).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Germanadjective
Related.
Etymology: germanus, Latin.
Not he alone shall suffer what wit can make heavy, and vengeance bitter; but those that are german to him, though removed fifty times, shall come under the hangman. William Shakespeare.
Germannoun
Brother; one approaching to a brother in proximity of blood: thus the children of brothers or sisters are called cousins german.
Etymology: germain, French; germanus, Lat.
They knew it was their cousin german, the famous Amphialus. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
And to him said, go now, proud miscreant,
Thyself thy message do to german dear. Fairy Queen, b. i.These Germans did subdue all Germany,
Of whom it hight; but in the end their fire,
With foul repulse, from France was forced to retire. F. Q.Wert thou a bear, thou wouldst be kill’d by the horse; wert thou a horse, thou wouldst be seiz’d by the leopard; wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion, and the spots of thy kindred were juries on thy life. William Shakespeare, Timon.
You’ll have your nephews neigh to you; you’ll have coursers for cousins, and genets for germans. William Shakespeare, Othello.
ChatGPT
german
German is primarily used as an adjective or a noun and can refer to: 1) Anything related to Germany, a country in Central Europe. This includes culture, language, geography, or people. 2) As a language, German is the official language of Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein, and it is one of the official languages of Switzerland. 3) As a person, a German is a national or native of Germany. It is also used to describe something that has characteristics unique or specific to Germany or its culture.
Webster Dictionary
Germanadjective
nearly related; closely akin
Germannoun
a native or one of the people of Germany
Germannoun
the German language
Germannoun
a round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures
Germannoun
a social party at which the german is danced
Germannoun
of or pertaining to Germany
Etymology: [OE. german, germain, F. germain, fr. L. germanus full, own (said of brothers and sisters who have the same parents); akin to germen germ. Cf. Germ, Germane.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
German
jėr′man, adj. of the first degree, as cousins german: closely allied.—n. one from the same stock or closely allied.—adj. Germane′, nearly related: relevant, appropriate. [O. Fr. germain—L. germanus, prob. for germinanus—germen, -inis, origin.]
German
jėr′man, n. a native of Germany; the German language:—pl. Ger′mans.—adj. of or from Germany.—adjs. Germanesque′, marked by German characteristics; German′ic, pertaining to Germany.—adv. German′ically.—v.i. Ger′manise, to show German qualities.—adj. Ger′manish, somewhat German in qualities.—ns. Ger′manism, an idiom of the German language; Ger′manist.—adj. Germanis′tic, pertaining to the study of German.—n. Ger′man-sil′ver, an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc, white like silver, and first made in Germany.—High German, the variety of Teutonic speech, originally confined to 'High' or Southern Germany, but now accepted as the literary language throughout the whole of Germany; Low German, properly Plattdeutsch, the general name for the dialects of Germany which are not High German, but also applied by philologists to all the West Germanic dialects except High German (including English, Dutch, Frisian), and formerly in a still wider sense including also Gothic and Scandinavian. [L. Germani, 'shouters,' from Celt. gairm, a loud cry; or 'neighbours'—i.e. to the Gauls, from Celt. (Old Ir.) gair, a neighbour.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GERMAN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, German is ranked #2182 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The German surname appeared 16,661 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname German.
58.6% or 9,773 total occurrences were White.
24.3% or 4,057 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
13.9% or 2,326 total occurrences were Black.
1.2% or 210 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 150 total occurrences were Asian.
0.8% or 143 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #986
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2518
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Nouns Frequency: #1096
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Adjectives Frequency: #123
Anagrams for German »
manger
ragmen
engram
Engram
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of German in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of German in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of German in a Sentence
The The Cold War paranoia breaking out in Thuringia is bizarre - you get a feeling it's a state bordering Russia rather than Hesse and that Soviet tanks are ready to roll in, the reality is that the Left taking control of a state is a big step toward more German unity.
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:
It shouldn't only be the Commission doing things that are new in terms of developing competition law, they are well suited to do it. And since they both do it with the German and European perspective, then basically they do it in a way which is beneficial to all.
Generally speaking, the situation is much better than it used to be 20 to 30 years ago, and that's largely thanks to the ultra movement and fan activism in general, but anti-Semitism is slowly returning to being a thing in German society, so it's bound to have some sort of an effect on the game.
We are socialists because we see in socialism, that is the union of all citizens, the only chance to maintain our racial inheritance and to regain our political freedom and renew our German state.
I wouldn't have thought it possible that in the 21st Century, a democratically elected president would link his criticism of democratically elected lawmakers in the German Bundestag with doubts about their Turkish descent and describe their blood as tainted.
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- ألمانيةArabic
- NěmecCzech
- tyskDanish
- DeutscheGerman
- ΓερμανόςGreek
- germanaEsperanto
- primo carnal, hermano carnalSpanish
- آلمانیPersian
- Saksan kieliFinnish
- germaine, germainFrench
- GearmáinisIrish
- जर्मनHindi
- németHungarian
- JermanIndonesian
- TedescoItalian
- 독일 사람Korean
- germanLatin
- прва братучедка, прв братучедMacedonian
- DuitseDutch
- tyskNorwegian
- NiemieckiPolish
- germano, alemãoPortuguese
- limba germanaRomanian
- двоюродный брат, дкровная сестра, двоюродная сестра, кровный братRussian
- tyskSwedish
- జర్మన్Telugu
- AlmancaTurkish
- tiếng ĐứcVietnamese
- דייַטשYiddish
- 德语Chinese
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