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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Synonyms:
German; German language; High German
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("German" is a kind of...):
West Germanic; West Germanic language (a branch of the Germanic languages)
Domain member category:
Frau (a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman)
Fraulein (a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman)
Herr (a German courtesy title or form of address for a man)
Domain region:
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "German"):
Old High German (High German prior to 1200)
Middle High German (High German from 1100 to 1500)
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
Pennsylvania Dutch (a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland)
Derivation:
German (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language)
Germanic (of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages)
Germanic (of or relating to the language of Germans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person of German nationality
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("German" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "German"):
Teuton (someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language)
East German (a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany)
Boche; Hun; Jerry; Kraut; Krauthead (offensive term for a person of German descent)
Berliner (an inhabitant of Berlin)
Prussian (a German inhabitant of Prussia)
Bavarian (a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria)
Instance hyponyms:
Armin; Arminius; Hermann (German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19))
Holonyms ("German" is a member of...):
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Derivation:
German (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
Example:
German literature
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Derivation:
German (the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic)
German (a person of German nationality)
Context examples:
German Planetologists showed for the first time, that water came to Earth with the formation of the Moon some 4.4 billion years ago.
(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A German company has already developed a prototype of the technology, which means that within an estimated two years more people will be able to use it.
(World's Fastest Film Camera, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The probe, built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), will provide crucial data on how much heat escapes the planet and where liquid water could exist near its surface.
(Possible Subsurface Lake near Martian South Pole, NASA)
The German Wirehaired Pointer has a coarse, wiry, weather-resistant coat with a thick undercoat.
(German Wirehaired Pointer, NCI Thesaurus)
"German measles", also known as rubella, is a completely different illness.
(Measles, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The unit is used predominantly in German, Swedish, and other languages in which the word grad means degree.
(Gon, NCI Thesaurus)
Of the foul German spectre—the Vampyre.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
In speaking, they pronounced through the nose and throat, and their language approaches nearest to the High-Dutch, or German, of any I know in Europe; but is much more graceful and significant.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
A number of major cellphone companies, including U.S-based AT&T and German rival T-Mobile, unilaterally announced a halt to sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 on Sunday.
(Samsung Ends Production of Problem-Plagued Galaxy Note 7, Voanews)
The German Shepherd Dog is also known as the Alsatian.
(German Shepherd Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
