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Germania

Germania

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The Roman name for the land that is now Germany and nearby areas
  • proper noun
  • /dʒɜrˈmeɪniə/
  • Literature
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  • I'm a Teuton from Germania.

Antoninus Augustus, victorious in Armenia, Parthia, and Germania, Pontifex Maximus Pater Patriai was cold.

Examples

  • Dobies are the real murderers in Germania

  • The Emperor's called for men to put down the rebellion in Germania.

  • However, the Romans would not take this defeat lying down, and new battles in Germania would soon come.

  • The name Palestine is derived from Philistine—an ancient group of people, the Sea People, who migrated from Greece, Italy, Cyprus, and Germania.

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  • Moreover, some of the slaves and immigrants to Italy came from more northerly locales (Germania, Gallia), just as some came from the Levant and North Africa.

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  • Revolts erupted in Britain, Germania, Gaul and Spain, none of which Perennis was able to swiftly defeat, and this began to turn the emperor against his prefect.

  • Antoninus Augustus, victorious in Armenia, Parthia, and Germania, Pontifex Maximus Pater Patriai was cold.

  • The Roman historians often wrote about the fierce tribes living in Germania and their complex societies.

  • In ancient times, Germania comprised vast regions inhabited by various Germanic tribes.

  • Many battles were fought in Germania, as the Romans sought to expand their empire beyond the Rhine.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Germania = German (transparent) = German + ia

The name functions as a place-name formed from 'German' + '-ia' to denote the land/region associated with the Germans, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Germania was the name the Romans used for the region we now call Germany; in Latin Germania meant 'land of the Germans'. So when you read ancient sources, Germania points to that place and its people.