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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  German
       
           \j*r'mn\ A human language written (in latin
          alphabet) and spoken in Germany, Austria and parts of
          Switzerland.
       
          German writing normally uses four non-{ASCII characters:
          "aou�", the first three have "umlauts" (two dots over the
          top): A O and U and the last is a double-S ("scharfes S")
          which looks like the Greek letter beta (except in capitalised
          words where it should be written "SS").  These can be written
          in ASCII in several ways, the most common are ae, oe ue AE OE
          UE ss or sz and the TeX versions "a "o "u "A "O "U "s.
       
          See also ABEND, blinkenlights, DAU, DIN, gedanken,
          GMD, kluge.
       
          Usenet newsgroup: news:soc.culture.german.
          ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/soc.answers/german-faq)" rel="nofollow">(ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/soc.answers/german-faq),
          ftp://alice.fmi.uni-passau.de/pub/dictionaries/german.dat.Z)" rel="nofollow">(ftp://alice.fmi.uni-passau.de/pub/dictionaries/german.dat.Z).
       
          (1995-03-31)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion.
                                                    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Brother german. See Brother german.
  
     Cousins german. See the Note under Cousin.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. Germans[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis
     origin.]
     1. A native or one of the people of Germany.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The German language.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3.
        (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding
            in capriciosly involved figures.
        (b) A social party at which the german is danced.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     High German, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern
        Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th
        to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the
        15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of
        Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.
        The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern
        literary language, are often called Middle German, and the
        Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is
        also used to cover both groups.
  
     Low German, the language of Northern Germany and the
        Netherlands, -- including Friesic; Anglo-Saxon or
        Saxon; Old Saxon; Dutch or Low Dutch, with its
        dialect, Flemish; and Plattdeutsch (called also Low
        German), spoken in many dialects.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  German \Ger"man\, a. [L. Germanus. See German, n.]
     Of or pertaining to Germany.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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" rel="nofollow">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,
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This line is German Text.
  
     German tinder. See Amadou.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
     d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
     shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4,
     Umbrage.]
     1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
        water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
        variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
        is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
        then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called
        raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.
  
     2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
  
     3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See Grayling, 1.
  
     4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
        umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
        Umber a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) An African wading bird
        ({Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is
        dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
        also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
  
     Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
        which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
        bright reddish brown.
  
     Cologne, or German, umber, a brown pigment obtained
        from lignite. See Cologne earth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]

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" rel="nofollow">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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. Germans[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis
     origin.]
     1. A native or one of the people of Germany.
  
     2. The German language.
  
     3.
        (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding
            in capriciosly involved figures.
        (b) A social party at which the german is danced.
  
     High German, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern
        Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th
        to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the
        15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of
        Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.
        The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern
        literary language, are often called Middle German, and the
        Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is
        also used to cover both groups.
  
     Low German, the language of Northern Germany and the
        Netherlands, -- including Friesic; Anglo-Saxon or
        Saxon; Old Saxon; Dutch or Low Dutch, with its
        dialect, Flemish; and Plattdeutsch (called also Low
        German), spoken in many dialects.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  German
       adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its
              people or language; "German philosophers"; "German
              universities"; "German literature"
       2: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic
          peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes
          Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: Germanic, Teutonic]
       n 1: a person of German nationality
       2: the standard German language; developed historically from
          West Germanic [syn: High German, German language]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Αγγλικά a.
     (ετ εθνικό en) Γερμανός, Γερμανίδα
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ εθνικό en) Γερμανός, Γερμανίδα
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ γλώσσα en) τα γερμανικά, η γερμανική γλώσσα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     Icelandic n.
     germanium (gloss: chemical element)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former germanar 2016)
     Romanian a.
     German
     Romanian n.
     a German person

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Basque n.
     (given name eu male)
     German n.
     n (lb de organic chemistry) germane
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     #English (member of a Germanic tribe)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and
  father; a full (brother or sister).
     2 (lb en obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt
  or uncle, a first (cousin).
     3 (lb en obsolete) Closely related, akin.
     alt.
     (lb en obsolete) A near relative.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A near relative.
     n.
     An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
     2 Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people
  of German descent.
     3 Of, in or relating to the German language.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of
  German citizenship or nationality.
     2 A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous
  ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
     3 (lb en historical) A member of a Germanic tribe.
     4 (c en Wines) A German wine.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable)  An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language,
  primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol,
  Switzerland, Luxembourg(,) and a small part of Belgium.
     2 (surname: en).
     3 {place|en|A number of <<townships>> in the
  <<c/USA>>, listed under (w: German Township)}.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     Icelandic n.
     germanium (gloss: chemical element)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former germanar 2016)
     Romanian a.
     German
     Romanian n.
     a German person

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Basque n.
     (given name eu male)
     German n.
     n (lb de organic chemistry) germane

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     Icelandic n.
     germanium (gloss: chemical element)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (nn-former germanar 2016)
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv historical) A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and
  linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern
  Germany.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Basque n.
     (given name eu male)
     German n.
     n (lb de organic chemistry) germane

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     Romania a.
     saksalainen
     Ruotsi n.
     germaani

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Englanti a.
     saksalainen (+luokka en paikadj)
     Englanti n.
     1 saksalainen (+luokka en kansa)
     2 (''ei monikkoa'') saksan kieli (+luokka en kieli)
     3 (yhteys historia k=en) germaani

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  German
     Anglishte n.
     gjuha gjermane

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     n.
     avkomling av germanska folket, varur skandinaver, tyskar, holländare
  och engelsman framgått

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  German
     Tyska n.
     (tagg kemi språk=de) germaniumhydrid

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  german
     n.
     avkomling av germanska folket, varur skandinaver, tyskar, holländare
  och engelsman framgått

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  German /ɡɛʁˈmaːn/ 
  germaniumhydrid
  gasförmige chemische Verbindung aus Germanium und Wasserstoff

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  German /dʒˈɜːmən/
  1. Duits
  2. Duitse taal
  3. Duitser
  4. Germaan

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  German /dʒˈɜːmən/
  Duits, Duitse taal

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  German /dʒˈɜːmən/
  Duitse masels, rooihond

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  German /dʒˈɜːmən/
  الألماني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  German //ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən// //ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən// 
  1. не́мски, немски
  of or relating to the German language
  2. герма́нски, не́мски, немски
  of or relating to the country of Germany

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  German //ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən// //ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən// 
  герма́нец, герма́нка, не́мец, немки́ня
  native or inhabitant of Germany; person of German citizenship or nationality

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  German //ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən// //ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən// 
  [[не́мски]] [[ези́к]], не́мски, немски
  the German language

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  german //ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən// //ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən// 
  роден
  sharing parents