German
properNoun
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/
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- (uncountable) An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.
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allemand,
Allemand
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German
adjective
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/
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- Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
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allemand,
Allemand
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German
noun
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/
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- (countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
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Allemand,
Allemande,
allemand
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- A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
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Allemand,
Allemande,
Germaine,
Germain
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german
adjective
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/
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- (obsolete, _, except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
- (obsolete, _, except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
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germain,
germaine
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german
noun
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/
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- (obsolete) A near relative.
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germain,
germaine
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Germanic
adjective
/d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/
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/d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/
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- Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
- (linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
- Having German characteristics.
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germanique
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Germanic
properNoun
/d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/
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/d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/
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- (linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.
- (linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic.
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germanique
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germane
adjective
/dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/
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/d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/
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- Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.
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pertinent
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Germanism
noun
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- (countable) A word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).
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germanisme
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Germanize
verb
/ˈdʒɜːmənaɪz/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/
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- (transitive) To give a German character to (something).
- (intransitive) To adopt German customs or culture.
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germaniser
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