german

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person of German nationality
  2. noun the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
  3. adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language

Etymology

From Old French germain, from Latin germānus. See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.

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