What does German mean?
Definitions for German
ˈdʒɜr mənGer·man
Here are all the possible meanings 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).
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.]
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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 »
engram, Engram
ragmen
manger
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
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:
I admire German leadership in clean energy and commitment to combating climate change.
My very first professional job was with the German heavy metal band Rammstein, that was a lot of fun.
There are dim hopes amidst an active rumor mill that on balance continues to portray both Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his main banker German Chancellor Angela Merkel as uncompromising.
We are working on another German supply agreement which we expect to tie up this year.
The worst part of this is one German person could manipulate the entire trade apparatus of the United States for his own personal gain.
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Translations for German
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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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