German(s) may refer to:
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
(of or related to)
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Germania
Germania ( ; ), also called Magna Germania (English: ''Great Germania''), Germania Libera (English: ''Free Germania''), or Germanic Barbaricum to distinguish it from the Roman province of the same name, was a large historical region in north-c ...
(historical use)
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Germans
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, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also
German nationality law
German nationality law details the conditions by which an individual holds German nationality. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Act, which came into force on 1 January 1914.
Germany is a member state of the Europ ...
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Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples were historical groups of people that once occupied Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages. Since the 19th century, they have traditionally been defined by the use of ancient and ear ...
(Roman times)
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German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a ...
**any of the
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, ...
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German cuisine
The cuisine of Germany () is made up of many different local or regional cuisines, reflecting the country's federal history. Germany itself is part of the larger cultural region of Central Europe, sharing many culinary traditions with neighbo ...
, traditional foods of Germany
People
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German (given name) German (russian: Герман) is a given name, often the Slavic form of Herman. For the Spanish given name pronounced with stress in the second syllable see Germán.
People with the name German include:
Art and music
* German Galynin, Soviet Russ ...
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German (surname)
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Germán
Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus.
Surname
* Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player
* Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professio ...
, a Spanish name
Places
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German (parish)
German ( gv, Carmane) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man.
It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Glenfaba.
Administratively, part of the historic pa ...
, Isle of Man
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German, Albania, or Gërmej
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German, Bulgaria
German ( bg, Герман ) is a village in central western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Capital Municipality. It lies at the foot of the Lozen Mountains, at , 639 metres above sea level. As of 2015, it has a population of 2,500 and the mayor is Margar ...
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German, Iran
German ( fa, گرمن, also Romanized as Garman; also known as Gorgān, Kūrqān, and Qurghān) is a village in Kharqan Rural District, Bastam District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of ...
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German, North Macedonia
German ( mk, Герман) is a village in the municipality of Rankovce, North Macedonia.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 311 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book ...
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German, New York
German is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 370 at the 2010 census. The town is named after U.S. Senator Obadiah German, the original land owner. The town is at the western border of the county and is west of N ...
, U.S.
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Agios Germanos
Agios Germanos, ( el, Άγιος Γερμανός), is a village in the Prespes Municipality in West Macedonia, Greece. Agios Germanos is located at an altitude of approximately 1,100 meters (3,606 feet), on a hillside, part of the Varnoundas Mou ...
, Greece
Other uses
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German (mythology) German (GER-man, ) is a South Slavic mythological being, recorded in the folklore of eastern Serbia and northern Bulgaria. He is a male spirit associated with bringing rain and hail. His influence on these precipitations can be positive, resultin ...
, a South Slavic mythological being
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Germans (band)
Germans were 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 ...
, a Canadian rock band
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"German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise
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The German
''The German'' is a short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, Starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington. It premiered at the 2008 Cork Film Festival and has subsequently been screened at Palm Springs Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest and ...
'', a 2008 short film
* "
The Germans
"The Germans" (named on some releases as "Fire Drill") is the sixth episode of the BBC sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''. In the episode, while suffering the effects of concussion, Basil Fawlty repeatedly offends some German guests. Despite warning his ...
", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers''
* ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel
André Kisase Ngandu
André Kisase Ngandu (died January 1997) was a Congolese rebel leader. An insurgent in the Simba rebellion of the 1960s, he immigrated to East and later West Germany where he lived for many years. He resumed his rebel activity with Ugandan suppor ...
See also
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Germanic (disambiguation)
Germanic may refer to:
* Germanic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group identified by their use of the Germanic languages
** List of ancient Germanic peoples and tribes
* Germanic languages
:* Proto-Germanic language, a reconstructed proto-language o ...
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Germany (disambiguation)
Germany (officially the Federal Republic of Germany) is a European country.
Germany may also refer to:
Other political entities
* Historical entities:
** Kingdom of Germany (medieval)
** Holy Roman Empire (800/962–1806)
** Confederation of th ...
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Germanus (disambiguation)
Germanus or Germanos (Greek) may refer to:
People
*Lucius Trebius Germanus, governor of Roman Britain around 126
*Germanus (died c. 290), possibly apocryphal martyr-saint tortured at the Pula Arena
*Germanus (4th century), Spanish martyr-saint ( ...
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Germen (disambiguation)
Germen or Germin may refer to:
* Germen, an archaic form of germ, meaning seed
* ''Xylophanes germen'', a species of butterfly in Macroglossinae in Genus Xylophanes
* San Germen F.C., a team in the ''Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera'' ...
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Germain (disambiguation)
Germain may refer to:
*Germain (name), including a list of people with the name
*Germain Arena, the former name of an arena in Estero, Florida
*Germain Racing, a NASCAR racing team
*Germain Amphitheater, a concert venue in Columbus, Ohio
*Paris Sa ...
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Germaine (disambiguation) Germaine may refer to:
Given name
*Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker, painter, and drawer
*Germaine Cousin (1579-1601), French saint
*Germaine Greer (born 1939), feminist writer and academic
*Germaine Koh (born 1967), Malaysian-born ...
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Germantown (disambiguation) Germantown or German Town may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Germantown, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
United States
* Germantown, California, the former name of Artois, a census-designated place in Glenn County
* Ger ...
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Germen (disambiguation)
Germen or Germin may refer to:
* Germen, an archaic form of germ, meaning seed
* ''Xylophanes germen'', a species of butterfly in Macroglossinae in Genus Xylophanes
* San Germen F.C., a team in the ''Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera'' ...
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Germane
Germane is the chemical compound with the formula Ge H4, and the germanium analogue of methane. It is the simplest germanium hydride and one of the most useful compounds of germanium. Like the related compounds silane and methane, germane is te ...
, a simple chemical compound of germanium and hydrogen
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