| German | |
| 1. n. A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. | |
| 2. n. A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent. | |
| 3. n. (historical) A member of a Germanic tribe. | |
| Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed. | |
| 4. n. A German wine. | |
| 5. n. (US printing rare dated) A size of type between American and Saxon, 1½-point type. | |
| 6. n. An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg and a small part of Belgium. | |
| German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. | |
| 7. adj. Of or relating to the nation of Germany. | |
| 8. adj. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent. | |
| Her German husband has blond hair. | |
| 9. adj. Of, in or relating to the German language. | |
| We take German classes twice a week. | |
| Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them. | |
| 10. adj. (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister). | |
| brother-german | |
| 11. adj. (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin). | |
| cousin-german | |
| 12. adj. (obsolete) Closely related, akin. | |
| 13. n. (obsolete) A near relative. | |
| 14. n. An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement. | |
| 15. n. A social party at which the german is danced. | |
