"Germanish" meaning in English

See Germanish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Germanish [comparative], most Germanish [superlative]
Etymology: From German + -ish. Compare Dutch Germaans (“Germanic”), German germanisch (“Germanic”), Swedish germansk (“Germanic”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|German|ish}} German + -ish, {{cog|nl|Germaans||Germanic}} Dutch Germaans (“Germanic”), {{cog|de|germanisch||Germanic}} German germanisch (“Germanic”), {{cog|sv|germansk||Germanic}} Swedish germansk (“Germanic”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Germanish (comparative more Germanish, superlative most Germanish)
  1. Germanic.
    Sense id: en-Germanish-en-adj-CchuT51~
  2. German.
    Sense id: en-Germanish-en-adj-R50Oui0x
  3. Of, like, or resembling anything German; German-like; somewhat German.
    Sense id: en-Germanish-en-adj-MytSld8h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 6 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 5 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 4 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: germanish
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