Definition of german German

/ʤɚˈmʌn/ - [jermun] - ger•man

We found 24 definitions of german from 7 different sources.

What does german mean?

WordNet

Noun
german - the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
		High German, German language
		west germanic, west germanic language a branch of the Germanic languages
		deutschland, frg, germany, federal republic of germany a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
		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
german - a person of German nationality
		european a native or inhabitant of Europe
		deutschland, frg, germany, federal republic of germany a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
		teuton a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
		east german a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
		boche, jerry, kraut, krauthead, hun 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
Adjective German, germanner, germannest
german - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"

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Wiktionary

german (Noun)
A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
german (Noun)
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
german (Noun)
A member of a Germanic tribe.
german (Adjective)
Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
german (Adjective)
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
german (Adjective)
Of, in or relating to the German language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

german (a.)
Nearly related; closely akin.
german (n.)
A native or one of the people of Germany.
german (n.)
The German language.
german (n.)
A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures.
german (n.)
A social party at which the german is danced.
german (n.)
Of or pertaining to Germany.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

german
A male person of German nationality.
german
A female person of German nationality.
german
An Indo-European language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland and a small part of Belgium.
german
Of or relating to Germany, Germans, or the German language.
german
A person of German nationality.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

german
jėr′man, 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. [O. Fr. germain—L. germanus, prob. for germinanus—germen, -inis, origin.]
german
jėr′man, 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. [L. Germani, 'shouters,' from Celt. gairm, a loud cry; or 'neighbours'—i.e. to the Gauls, from Celt. (Old Ir.) gair, a neighbour.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

german
More animal life, living on beer.

Wikipedia

It can mean the German language.

It can mean a person from the country the Federal Republic of Germany, or one of the earlier countries in the same area.

When talking about a person, it can mean someone who lives in Germany, or someone who thinks of himself or herself as 'German'.