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German(s) may refer to:
- Something of, from, or related to Germany A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state,, a country in west-central Europe
- The German language German (Deutsch, [ˈdɔʏtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Globally, German is spoken by approximately 120 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers
- as a noun, Germans The German people are people descended from several Germanic tribes that inhabited what became the German-speaking part of Europe, collectively known as Germany, people from Germany or of German ancestry
- German citizens, see demographics of Germany The Demographics of Germany were determined also by a series of full Census in Germany, with the most recent held in 1987. Since reunification, German authorities rely on a micro census
- Ethnic Germans Ethnic Germans , also collectively referred to as the German diaspora, are those who are considered, by themselves or others, to be of German origin ethnically, not necessarily born or living within the present-day Federal Republic of Germany, holding its citizenship or speaking the German language, people of German descent without German citizenship
- Obsoletely, in a historical context, the Germanic peoples The Germanic peoples are a historical ethno-linguistic group, originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages, which diversified out of Common Germanic in the course of the Pre-Roman Iron Age. The descendants of these peoples became, and in many areas contributed to, the ethnic groups of North
Places
- German, New York German is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. The town is named after General Obediah German, the original land owner
- German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- German (parish) German is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. it formerly included Peel, where St German's Cathedral is located. It includes the village of St John's, where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel, Isle of Man
- German, Bulgaria German is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of the Capital Municipality of Sofia City Province, and is regarded as a suburban neighbourhood of Sofia. It lies at the foot of the Lozen Mountains, at 42°37′N 23°25′E / 42.617°N 23.417°E, 639 metres above sea level. As of 2007, it has a population of 2,197 and the mayor is Todor, quarter of Sofia
- German (Republic of Macedonia), a village in the Republic of Macedonia
- Agios Germanos, previously called German
Mythological beings
Other
- German Shepherd Dog The German Shepherd Dog , (German: Deutscher Schäferhund) is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with its origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding group, the German Shepherd is a working dog developed originally for herding sheep. Because of its strength, intelligence
- Germans (band) Germans is a Canadian indie rock band whose members included Julian Kado, Roman Harrison, Livingston Fagan, Aidan Koper, Steven Lappano, Jesse Foster, Michael Rozenberg, and Leon Taheny. They are signed to Portland, Oregon-based label Arena Rock Recording Co. Based in Toronto, the bandmembers are from various nearby Ontario cities: Mississauga,, a Canadian indie rock band
- German (name) for people with the given name or surname German
- German (wine)
- German (studies)
- German (alphabet)
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