Definition of german

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German (n.) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures..

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Aam :: Aam (n.) A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Hamburg 38 1/4..
Argentan :: Argentan (n.) An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
Tellurism :: Tellurism (n.) An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence..
Margrave :: Margrave (n.) The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis..
Dyas :: Dyas (n.) A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups..
Blockhouse :: Blockhouse (n.) An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany..
Adlegation :: Adlegation (n.) A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
H :: H () The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B..
Indo-germanic :: Indo-Germanic (a.) Same as Aryan, and Indo-European..
Landgrave :: Landgrave (n.) A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.
Herr :: Herr (n.) A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister..
Immunity :: Immunity (a.) Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy..
Alman :: Alman (adj.) German.
Friesic :: Friesic (n.) The language of the Frisians, a Teutonic people formerly occupying a large part of the coast of Holland and Northwestern Germany. The modern dialects of Friesic are spoken chiefly in the province of Friesland, and on some of the islands near the coast of Germany and Denmark..
Kursaal :: Kursaal (n.) A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany..
Spiranthy :: Spirant (n.) A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208..
Osnaburg :: Osnaburg (n.) A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany..
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line..
Teutonic :: Teutonic (n.) The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively..
Margrave :: Margrave (n.) Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany..
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