(obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister). / (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).

An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement. / A social party at which the german is danced.

(linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.

(uncountable) An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium. / A surname.

The act of making something have more German characteristics. / The adoption of German customs or culture. / (historical) The policy, in Nazi Germany, of the expansion of the German language and culture.

Of or relating to the nation of Germany. / Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent. / Of, in or relating to the German language.

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

Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons). / (linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic. / Having German characteristics.

(history) A native of Germania.

plural of German