German

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɜːmən/, SAMPA: /"dZ3:m@n/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɜrmən/, SAMPA: /dZ3'rm@n/

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Proper noun

Proper noun German

1. German is the language in Germany.

Noun

Singular German

Plural Germans

1. (countable) A German is a person who comes from Germany.

   My friend is a German.

Adjective

Positive German

Comparative more German

Superlative most German

1. Something or someone that is German comes from Germany.

   My friend Dagmar is German.

   I bought a German car last year.

2. Some people call themselves German because their family came from Germany, even if they have never been to Germany.

   Mr. Schwartz is German, his grandmother came to the U.S. from Germany.