Ger|man «JUR muhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of Germany, its people, or their language.
2. written or spoken in the German language. Abbr: Ger.
–n.
1. a person born or living in Germany.
2. the language of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland, especially High German.
╂[< Latin Germānus]
–Ger´man|ness, noun.
ger|man1 «JUR muhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having the same parents. Children of the same father or mother are brothers-german or sisters-german.
2. being a child of one's uncle or aunt. A cousin-german is a first cousin.
–n.
a brother, sister, or first cousin.
╂[< Old French germain < Latin germānus, related to germen, -inis sprout, bud]
ger|man2 «JUR muhn», noun.
1. a dance with complicated steps and much changing of partners; cotillion.
2. a party at which it is danced.
╂[short for German cotillion]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.