German
[ jur-muh n ]
/ ˈdʒɜr mən /
adjective
of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
Origin of German
1520–30; < Latin
Germānus German; cognate with Greek
Germanoí (plural)
OTHER WORDS FROM German
Example sentences from the Web for pro-german
British Dictionary definitions for pro-german (1 of 4)
pro-German
adjective
in favour of or supporting Germany, its people, culture, etc
pro-German sentiment in Britain
British Dictionary definitions for pro-german (2 of 4)
german
1
/ (ˈdʒɜːmən) /
noun
US
a dance consisting of complicated figures and changes of partners
Word Origin for german
C19: shortened from
German cotillion
British Dictionary definitions for pro-german (3 of 4)
german
2
/ (ˈdʒɜːmən) /
adjective
(used in combination)
- having the same parents as oneselfa brother-german
- having a parent that is a brother or sister of either of one's own parentscousin-german
a less common word for germane
Word Origin for german
C14: via Old French
germain, from Latin
germānus of the same race, from
germen sprout, offshoot
British Dictionary definitions for pro-german (4 of 4)
German
/ (ˈdʒɜːmən) /
noun
the official language of Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland; the native language of approximately 100 million people. It is an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch, closely related to English and Dutch. There is considerable diversity of dialects; modern standard German is a development of Old High German, influenced by Martin Luther's translation of the Bible
See also High German, Low German
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Germany
a person whose native language is German
Swiss Germans; Volga Germans
adjective
denoting, relating to, or using the German language
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of any German state or its people