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

  1. Germannoun

    a person of German nationality

  2. German, High German, German languageadjective

    the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

  3. Germanadjective

    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language

    "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"

Wiktionary

  1. Germannoun

    An inhabitant of Germany; a person of German descent.

  2. Germannoun

    A member of a Germanic tribe.

    Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.

  3. Germanadjective

    Of or relating to the country of Germany.

    He is half German, half American.

  4. Germanadjective

    Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.

    cousin-german

  5. Germanadjective

    Of, in or relating to the German language.

  6. 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.

  7. germannoun

    A near relative.

  8. germanadjective

    Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).

    He is half German, half American.

  9. germanadjective

    Being born to one's blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).

    cousin-german

  10. germanadjective

    Closely related, akin.

  11. Etymology: From germani, as distinct from Gauls (Caesar, Tacitus).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Germanadjective

    nearly related; closely akin

  2. Germannoun

    a native or one of the people of Germany

  3. Germannoun

    the German language

  4. Germannoun

    a round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures

  5. Germannoun

    a social party at which the german is danced

  6. Germannoun

    of or pertaining to Germany

  7. 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

  1. 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 germinanusgermen, -inis, origin.]

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #986

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2518

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Nouns Frequency: #1096

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'German' in Adjectives Frequency: #123

Anagrams for German »

  1. manger

  2. ragmen

  3. engram

  4. Engram

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of German in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of German in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of German in a Sentence

  1. Beat Villiger:

    For these people, it would be easy for them to simply pick up and settle in another canton without a German requirement.

  2. Jeff Navin:

    Some of the biggest national security questions facing the country run through Piketon and Kemmerer, a Post-Soviet dealAmerican reliance on foreign enriched uranium echoes its competitive disadvantages on microchips and the critical minerals used to make electric batteries — two essential components of the global energy transition.But in the case of uranium enrichment, United States once had an advantage and chose to give it up.In the 1950s, as the nuclear era began in earnest, Piketon became the site of one of two enormous enrichment facilities in the Ohio River Valley region, where a process called gaseous diffusion was used.Meanwhile, the Soviet Union developed centrifuges in a secret program, relying on a team of German physicists and engineers captured toward the end of World War II. Its centrifuges proved to be 20 times as energy efficient as gaseous diffusion. By the end of the Cold War, United States and Russia had roughly equal enrichment capacities, but huge differences in the cost of production.In 1993, Washington and Moscow signed an agreement, dubbed Megatons to Megawatts, in which United States purchased and imported much of Russia’s enormous glut of weapons-grade uranium, which United States then downgraded to use in power plants. This provided the U.S. with cheap fuel and Moscow with cash, and was seen as a de-escalatory gesture.But it also destroyed the profitability of America’s inefficient enrichment facilities, which were eventually shuttered. Then, instead of investing in upgraded centrifuges in United States, successive administrations kept buying from Russia.ImageA mural celebrates Piketon’s gaseous diffusion plant, long ago shuttered, and United States role in the local economy.Credit... Brian Kaiser for The New York TimesImageIn the lobby at Piketon plant, a miniature display of new centrifuges.Credit... Brian Kaiser for The New York TimesThe centrifuge plant in Piketon, operated by Centrus Energy, occupies a corner of the site of the old gaseous diffusion facility. Building United States to United States full potential would create thousands of jobs, according to Centrus Energy. And it could produce the kinds of enriched uranium needed in both current and new-age nuclear plants.Lacking Piketon’s output, plants like TerraPower’s would have to look to foreign producers, like France, that might be a more politically acceptable and reliable supplier than Russia, but would also be more expensive.TerraPower sees itself as integral to phasing out climate-warming fossil fuels in electricity. Its reactor would include a sodium-based battery that would allow the plant to ramp up electricity production on demand, offsetting fluctuations in wind or solar production elsewhere.It is part of the energy transition that coal-country senators like Mr. Manchin and John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, are keen to fix as they eye nuclear replacements for lost coal jobs and revenue. While Mr. Manchin in particular has complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to quicken the transition away from fossil fuels, he also pushed back against colleagues, mostly Democrats, who are skeptical of nuclear power’s role in that transition, partly because of the radioactive waste it creates.

  3. Jan Techau:

    Despite valiant attempts by both the German foreign and defense ministers to put the refugee crisis at the heart of debates here, the issue that tops all others is Syria.

  4. Angela Merkel:

    The cooperation in this regard between German and Kurdish security authorities worked well here ... It is good that the alleged perpetrator was caught, that he probably also will be returning to Germany.

  5. Robert Dobrzycki:

    We are building German-driven e-commerce buildings in central Europe. On top of that we see a huge trend of investors outside the region trying to diversify and hedge against a slow-down in other real estate sectors.

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