german : Idioms & Phrases

• . See Brother german.

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• noun the child of your aunt or uncle
  cousin; first cousin; full cousin.
  

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Cous"in-ger"man noun

Etymology

Cousin + german closely akin.

Definitions

1. A first cousin. See Note under Cousin, 1.

Webster 1913

• . See the Note under Cousin.

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• noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany
  
• adjective relating to or characteristic of East Germany
  
  • East German spies

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• noun an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German
  

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• . See Dunker.

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• noun dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin
  black bee.
  

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• a wood-boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point.

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• noun capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
  Berlin.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the crucian carp.

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• noun annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior
  sweet false chamomile; wild chamomile; Matricaria recutita; Matricaria chamomilla.
  

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• noun small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
  Croton bug; Blattella germanica; crotonbug; water bug.
  

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• noun a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
  East Germany.
  

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• noun iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica
  Iris kochii.
  
• noun a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
  Iris germanica.
  

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• noun South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
  Delairea odorata; Senecio milkanioides.
  

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• noun the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
  German; German language.
  

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• noun instruction in the German language
  

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• noun the German airforce
  Luftwaffe.
  

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• noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
  Deutschmark; Deutsche Mark; mark.
  

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• noun a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
  three-day measles; rubella; epidemic roseola.
  

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• noun millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes
  golden wonder millet; Setaria italica stramineofructa.
  

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• (Bot.), a kind of millet (Setaria Italica, var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food.

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• noun monetary unit in Germany
  

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• noun a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
  Nazi.
  

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• noun puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce
  pfannkuchen.
  

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• a prepared food for caged birds.

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• noun breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
  German shepherd; German police dog; alsatian.
  

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• (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary. Raymond.

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• noun a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
  Oenothera biennis; common evening primrose.
  

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• a substitute for sarsaparilla extract.

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• a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked.

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• noun breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
  German shepherd; German police dog; alsatian.
  

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• noun breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
  German shepherd; German police dog; alsatian.
  

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• noun liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound
  

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• noun a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
  nickel silver.
  

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• (Chem.), a silver-white alloy, hard and tough, but malleable and ductile, and quite permanent in the air. It contains nickel, copper, and zinc in varying proportions, and was originally made from old copper slag at Henneberg. A small amount of iron is sometimes added to make it whiter and harder. It is essentially identical with the Chinese alloy packfong. It was formerly much used for tableware, knife handles, frames, cases, bearings of machinery, etc., but is now largely superseded by other white alloys.

Webster 1913

• (Metal.), a metal made from bog iron ore in a forge, with charcoal for fuel.

Webster 1913

• noun Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk
  false tamarisk; Myricaria germanica.
  

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• (Typog.), a character resembling modern German type, used in English printing for ornamental headings, etc., as in the words, ✍ This line is German Text.

Webster 1913

• . See Amadou.

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• adjective of or relating to or characteristic of German Americans
  

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• adjective satellite able to communicate in German
  

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• noun the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
  German; German language.
  

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• the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern Germany, comprising Old High German, used from the 8th to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the 15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature. The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern literary language, are often called Middle German, and the Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is also used to cover both groups.

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• noun the sovereign ruler of the Germans
  

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• noun king of France and Germany (846-879)
  Louis II; Louis le Begue; Louis the Stammerer.
  

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• noun a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
  Plattdeutsch.
  

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• the language of Northern Germany and the Netherlands, including Friesic; Anglo-Saxon or Saxon; Old Saxon; Dutch or Low Dutch, with its dialect, Flemish; and Plattdeutsch (called also Low German), spoken in many dialects.

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• noun High German from 1100 to 1500
  

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• noun Low German from 1100 to 1500
  

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• noun the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
  Nazi Party.
  

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• noun High German prior to 1200
  

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