Kilo Lingo

/ˈdʒɜːmən/

Line drawing of German
Coloured illustration of German
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Translation

From Germany, or the language that people in Germany speak. It always takes a capital letter.

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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This word is part of lesson 45.