Definition of german. Meaning of german. Synonyms of german

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Definition of german

German
German Ger"man, a. [L. Germanus. See German, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. German Baptists. See Dunker. German bit, a wood-boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. German carp (Zo["o]l.), the crucian carp. German millet (Bot.), a kind of millet (Setaria Italica, var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food. German paste, a prepared food for caged birds. German process (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary. --Raymond. German sarsaparilla, a substitute for sarsaparilla extract. German sausage, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked. German silver (Chem.), a silver-white alloy, hard and tough, but malleable and ductile, and quite permanent in the air. It contains nickel, copper, and zinc in varying proportions, and was originally made from old copper slag at Henneberg. A small amount of iron is sometimes added to make it whiter and harder. It is essentially identical with the Chinese alloy packfong. It was formerly much used for tableware, knife handles, frames, cases, bearings of machinery, etc., but is now largely superseded by other white alloys. German steel (Metal.), a metal made from bog iron ore in a forge, with charcoal for fuel. German text (Typog.), a character resembling modern German type, used in English printing for ornamental headings, etc., as in the words, Note: This line is German Text. German tinder. See Amadou.
German
German Ger"man, a. [OE. german, germain, F. germain, fr. L. germanus full, own (said of brothers and sisters who have the same parents); akin to germen germ. Cf. Germ, Germane.] Nearly related; closely akin. Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. --Shak. Brother german. See Brother german. Cousins german. See the Note under Cousin.

Meaning of german from wikipedia

- old high german (ohg, german: deu , althochdeutsch, german abbr. ahd.) is the earliest stage of the german language , conventionally
- german(s) may refer to: something deriving from or relating to germany the german language , spoken in germany and nearby countries
- germán (xerˈman - 'g' pronounced as 'h') is a male given name in spanish speaking countries. it is a cognate to french germain , and is a
- beginning in the 10th century, german territories formed a central part of the holy roman empire during the 16th century, northern german
- german. (de , deutsch ˈdɔʏtʃ , de-deutsch. ogg. is a west germanic language related to and classified alongside english and dutch .
- germans (deutsche) are the citizens or native-born people of germany ; or people of descent to the ethnic and ethnolinguistic group
- the non-german germanic languages language group (0.5%) like danish , dutch and frisian were located in the north and northwest of the
- german americans (deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the united states who were either born in germany or are of german ancestry.
- 1945, when its government was controlled by adolf hitler and his national socialist german workers' party , commonly known as the nazi party.
- ethnic germans they are subdivided culturally into low german and high german categories, also the 'north' and 'south' germans and