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.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under German Township.
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tyska,
tysk
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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.
- 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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tysk,
tyska
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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; to their cultures.
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tysk,
tyskspråkig,
tyska
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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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germanism,
tyskeri
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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.
- (sometimes proscribed) Having German characteristics.
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germansk
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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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germanska
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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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förtyska
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Germanness
noun
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- The quality or characteristic of being German.
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tyskhet
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Germanization
noun
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- The act of making something have more German characteristics.
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förtyskning,
germanisering
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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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germansk
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