"German" meaning in English

See German in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʒɜːmən/ [UK], /ˈdʒɜrmən/ [US] Audio: en-us-German.ogg [US] Forms: German [positive], more German [comparative], most German [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something or someone that is German comes from Germany.
    Sense id: simple-German-en-adj-QS6AqR04
  2. Some people call themselves German because their family came from Germany, even if they have never been to Germany.
    Sense id: simple-German-en-adj-gRhAs9~q

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdʒɜːmən/ [UK], /ˈdʒɜrmən/ [US] Audio: en-us-German.ogg [US] Forms: German
Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. German is the language in Germany.
    Sense id: simple-German-en-name-q1P9J81-

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɜːmən/ [UK], /ˈdʒɜrmən/ [US] Audio: en-us-German.ogg [US] Forms: German [singular], Germans [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A German is a person who comes from Germany.
    Sense id: simple-German-en-noun-C5vAbvg-
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "German is the language in Germany."
      ],
      "id": "simple-German-en-name-q1P9J81-"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Germans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My friend is a German."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A German is a person who comes from Germany."
      ],
      "id": "simple-German-en-noun-C5vAbvg-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more German",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most German",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My friend Dagmar is German."
        },
        {
          "text": "I bought a German car last year."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something or someone that is German comes from Germany."
      ],
      "id": "simple-German-en-adj-QS6AqR04"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mr. Schwartz is German, his grandmother came to the U.S. from Germany."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Some people call themselves German because their family came from Germany, even if they have never been to Germany."
      ],
      "id": "simple-German-en-adj-gRhAs9~q"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "German is the language in Germany."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Germans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My friend is a German."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A German is a person who comes from Germany."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "German",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more German",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most German",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My friend Dagmar is German."
        },
        {
          "text": "I bought a German car last year."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something or someone that is German comes from Germany."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mr. Schwartz is German, his grandmother came to the U.S. from Germany."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Some people call themselves German because their family came from Germany, even if they have never been to Germany."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜːmən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"dZ3:m@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɜrmən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/dZ3'rm@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-German.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "German"
}

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