German

German

German(s) may refer to:

  • something deriving from or relating to Germany
  • the German language, spoken in Germany and nearby countries
  • Germans, a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe
  • Ethnic Germans, a person who is of German descent
  • Germanic peoples, any of the historical Germanic peoples

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Famous quotes containing the word german:

    “The German mind, may it live! Almost invisible as a mind, it finally manifests itself assertively as a conviction.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

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    —Maxwell Anderson (1888–1959)

    “Many of our German friends before the war would come as our guest to hunt wild pig. I refused to invite Goering. I could not tolerate his killing a wild pig— seemed too much like brother against brother.”
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