German
['dʒɜːmən]
Definition
(noun.) the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic.
(noun.) a person of German nationality.
(adj.) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; 'German philosophers'; 'German universities'; 'German literature' .
Checker: Lyman--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Nearly related; closely akin.
(n.) A native or one of the people of Germany.
(n.) The German language.
(n.) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures.
(n.) A social party at which the german is danced.
(n.) Of or pertaining to Germany.
Editor: Shanna
Definition
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.
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.
Checker: Valerie
Unserious Contents or Definition
More animal life, living on beer.
Checker: Myrna
Examples
- King George III, who had begun his reign in 1760, was resolved to be much more of a king than his two German predecessors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Eastern German front was more extended and less systematically entrenched than the Western. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To Gerald, the smallish, odd figure of the German was distinct and objective, as if seen through field glasses. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Still the explanations were made in German. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I was obviously a German in Italian uniform. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Of the foul German spectre--the Vampyre. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We have told our story of Europe; the reader may judge whether the glitter of the German sword is exceptionally blinding. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The German government paid $1,250,000 into the Zeppelin fund for experiments, and contributed a large sum in addition to the maintenance of a balloon corps. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Ferdinand, the brother of Charles V, took over his abandoned work and met the German princes at the diet of Augsburg in 1555. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And the anti-Christian German philosopher, Nietzsche, found himself quite at one with the pious field-marshal. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Diana offered to teach me German. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In the Mannlicher gun, adopted by the German army, the clip which holds the cartridges is itself inserted into the magazine, along with the cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Luxembourg was included in the German Confederation, though its ruler was also King of the Netherlands, and though many of its peoples talked French. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, owned by the North German Lloyd Company, and built in 1897, is shown in Fig. 114, and for three years held the record as the fastest steamship afloat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Whether it were Greek or German I could not tell. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The English and the Germans (he indignantly declared) were always reviling the Italians for their inability to cultivate the higher kinds of music. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Germans were doubled up with laughter, hearing his strange droll words, his droll phrases of dialect. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He wore a gray-green uniform and a helmet like the Germans. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Germans made a series of Zeppelin, and later of aeroplane, raids upon Paris and the east of England. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After a long examination I discovered what it was--the shadowy soldiers were all Germans! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We are in more danger from Italians than Germans, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Germans called them Hungarians and Tartars, the French, Bohemians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We were very close to Germans twice in the rain but they did not see us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We heard that Germans and Austrians had broken through in the north and were coming down the mountain valleys toward Cividale and Udine. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Germans suffered enormous losses and were held, after pushing in the French lines for some miles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We did not want to have anything to do with the Germans. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Call them pro-Germans, international financiers, or profiteers, and they will give you any ransom you choose to ask not to speak of them so harshly. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Germans had a Jupiter in Odin, a Mars in Thor, a Venus in Freya, and so on. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- During the war the Germans were especially active in the use of the submarine, and did much in making them an effective terror of the seas. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He proclaimed the Germans the salt of the earth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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