german
german Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to Germany, its people, its culture, or its language.
"The university museum is hosting a special exhibition on nineteenth-century German philosophy and romantic literature."
Having the same parents, or being closely related in the fullest genealogical sense (used especially in compounds like 'brother-german' or 'cousin-german').
"Under the medieval inheritance statute, the estate passed directly to his cousin-german."
• noun
A native, citizen, or inhabitant of Germany, or a person of German descent.
"Many Germans travel to the Mediterranean coast during the summer holidays."
The West Germanic language spoken primarily in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and parts of neighbouring European countries.
"She studied German for four years before accepting an engineering fellowship in Munich."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Latin 'Germanus', a tribal designation recorded by Julius Caesar and Tacitus of uncertain ultimate origin. A distinct lowercase homonym meaning 'closely akin' (as in 'cousin-german') derives via Old French from Latin 'germanus' meaning 'having the same parents'.