German
a person of German nationality
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,257 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,538 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person of German nationality
- the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic also: High German, German language
adjective
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language German philosophersGerman universities
German in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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How simple the thing would be in German!
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other stories here.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Frithiof’s Farewell The Children of the Lord’s Supper King Christian The Elected Knight Childhood From the German.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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His Lives of the Saints, etc., written in German and dedicated to Professor Schurmberg, his old teacher, was published in 1690.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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The next, gentleman gave him the German word 'verloren' and said it was the third in a sentence of four words.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1