Ger-man'1, a.
a. The same as GERMANE.
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gĕr'man2, a.
a. [Lat. germanus, full, own, of brothers and sisters who have the same parents; Fr. germain, Pr. german, O. Sp., Pg., & It. germano, N. Sp. hermano.] Nearly related; closely akin.
Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. Shak. Cousins german, cousins having the same grandfather.
Gēr'man3, a.
a. [Lat. Germanus. See infra.] (Geog.) Belonging to Germany.
German sausage, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked.—German silver, an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel in different proportions for different uses;—thus, as a substitute for silver, 2 parts of copper, 1 of zinc, and 1 of nickel; for rolling purposes, 12 copper, 4 zinc, 5 nickel; for castings, 3 copper, 1 zinc, 1 nickel, with sometimes a little lead. The original German silver is prepared from an ore found in Henneburg, and contains by analysis 40.4 of copper, 25.4 zinc, 31.6 nickel, and 2.6 iron.—German steel, a metal made of white iron in forges where charcoal is employed; the ores being either bog-iron or the sparry carbonate. Ure.—German tinder. See AMADOU.
Gĕr'man4, n.
n.; pl. GER'MANS. [Lat. Germanus, of Celtic origin, and signifying neighbor, i. e., of the Gauls.]
- (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Germany.
- The German language.