Meaning
From Germany, or the language that people in Germany speak. It always takes a capital letter.
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Word origin
From Latin Germanus, the name the Romans used for the peoples living east of the Rhine.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- Germanus
- English cognates
- Germany
Examples
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Here "German" is the name of the language.
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Here "German" tells you the town is in Germany.
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"German" keeps its capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
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