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Revision as of 02:10, 4 April 2007 by R9tgokunks (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)German can refer to anything related to German-speaking Europe and its people, especially:
- the Federal Republic of Germany
- the German language used in Germany, and its related variants (Austrian German, Swiss Standard German, dialects)
- the German people, collectively or individually, especially Ethnic Germans
- a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, see German nationality law
- Austrians, Bavarians, Germanic cultures ,etc.
- the term is also, sometimes, used more loosely for ancient Germanic peoples
People
- Anna German - Polish-Russian singer
- Edward German - musical composer
- Lindsey German - English activist
- Michael German - English politician
German is a common given name in Russia and Spanish-speaking countries, the equivalent of the Germanic given name, Herman/Hermann:
- German Kim, a Kazakhstani professor
- Germán Valdés, a Mexican comedian
Places
- German, New York, a town in the United States
- German Flatts, New York
- German Township, Pennsylvania
- German (parish), in the Isle of Man
- German, Bulgaria, a quarter of Sofia
- German, Republic of Macedonia, in Rankovce municipality, Macedonia
- Germantown
See also
- Various terms used for Germans
- Germania (disambiguation)
- Gothic (disambiguation)
- Dutch (disambiguation)
- Deutsch, Deitsch, Diets, Dietsch
- Teuton, Theodisca, Tedesco
- Imperial German
- Nazi German
- Germain
- Germaine
- Germanium
- Germane
- Germanus
- German Confederation
- Germanicus
References
Footnotes
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3165.htm The U.S. Department of State states that 98% of the Austrian population is ethnically German, while the CIA World Factbook contradicts this by saying Austrians are a separate group.
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