- German - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature"
- German, Germanic, Teutonic - of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
- German, Germanic, Teutonic - of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
- German - a person of German nationality
--1 is a kind of European
--1 is a member of Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
--1 has particulars:Teuton; East German; Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun; Berliner; Prussian; Arminius, Armin, Hermann - German, High German, German language - the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
--2 is a kind of West Germanic, West Germanic language
--2 has particulars: Old High German; Middle High German; Yiddish; Pennsylvania Dutch - German, High German, German language - the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic