german

Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language (synset 302969015)
    "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"
Noun
  1. A person of German nationality (synset 109767053)
    is a type of: european - a native or inhabitant of Europe
    subtypes:
    • teuton - someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
    • east german - a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
    • boche, hun, jerry, kraut, krauthead - 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
    specific instances: armin, arminius, hermann - German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
    belongs to: deutschland, federal republic of germany, frg, germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
  2. The standard German language;
    Developed historically from West Germanic (synset 106963290)
    associated with:
    • frau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
    • fraulein - a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
    • herr - a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
    domain region: deutschland, federal republic of germany, frg, germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
    is a type of: west germanic, west germanic language - a branch of the Germanic languages
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • pennsylvania dutch - a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
    same as: german language, high german

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