Definition of: german
(jûr′mən) adjective
Having the same parents or grandparents: used after the noun: cousins german, brothers german. [<OF germain <L germanus closely related]
Definition of: German
(jûr′mən) noun
1. A native or citizen of Germany.
2. The West Germanic language of the Germans.
—High German The standard literary and spoken language used throughout most of Germany and in parts of Switzerland, Austria, and Alsace: also called New High German. Abbr. HG
—Low German
1. The collective languages of the Low Countries, including Dutch, Flemish, and Frisian, and of the northern lowlands of Germany (Plattdeutsch).
2. The division of West Germanic which includes Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, English, etc. Abbr. LG
—Old High German The language of southern Germany from about 800 to 1100. Abbr. OHG
—Middle High German The High German language from 1100 to 1450, as exemplified in the Nibelungenlied. Abbr. MHG
—Middle Low German The low German language from 1100 to 1450. Abbr. MLG
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