german

Plural: germans

Noun

• An elaborate social dance popular in the 19th century.
• a person of German nationality
• the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
• A near relative.
• An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
• A social party at which the german is danced.

Adjective

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
  • "German philosophers"
  • "German universities"
  • "German literature"

Adj

• Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
• Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
• Closely related, akin.

Examples

• brother-german
• cousin-german
• Her GERMAN on the Scrabble board was a complex, elegant sequence of moves.

Synonyms

German language, High German

Anagrams of german