OXFORD DICTIONARY
german, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native or national of Germany; a person of German descent.
2 the language of Germany, also used in Austria and Switzerland.
--adj. of or relating to Germany or its people or language.
German measles a contagious disease, rubella, with symptoms like mild measles. German shepherd (or shepherd dog) an Alsatian. German silver a white alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper. High German a literary and cultured form of German. Low German German dialects other than High German.
L Germanus with ref. to related peoples of Central and N. Europe, a name perh. given by Celts to their neighbours: cf. OIr. gair neighbour
german, adj. (placed after brother, sister, or cousin)
1 having both parents the same (brother german).
2 having both grandparents the same on one side (cousin german).
3 archaic germane.
ME f. OF germain f. L germanus genuine, of the same parents
ROGET THESAURUS
german
Consanguinity
N
consanguinity, relationship, kindred, blood, parentage, filiation, affiliation, lineage, agnation, connection, alliance, family connection, family tie, ties of blood, nepotism, kinsman, kinfolk, kith and kin, relation, relative, connection, sibling, sib, next of kin, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, cousin, cousin-
german, first cousin, second cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, ear relation, distant relation, brother, sister, one's own flesh and blood, family, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, cousinhood, race, stock, generation, sept, stirps, side, strain, breed, clan, tribe, nation, related, akin, consanguineous, of the blood, family, allied, collateral, cognate, agnate, connate, kindred, affiliated, fraternal, intimately related, nearly related, closely related, remotely related, distantly related, allied,
german.