German

ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən

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#1·22h ago

(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe.

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#2·22h ago

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.

The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.

Origin: From , Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly /). Not related to german or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from ) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of ; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·22h ago

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.

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