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Germany

Germany

1.0
A country in central Europe known for cities like Berlin and a long history
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡɜrməni/
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  • All the while, Germany's debt just kept on growing.
  • southern Germany
  • Nazi Germany
  • West Germany

You know, that was in Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain.

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Examples

  • So, on behalf of the whole family, we wish to welcome you in Germany.

  • And originally I was born in Germany...

  • So it's not France, it's more Germany than anything else.

  • So the critics who say that Germany can do more are right.

  • I am your biggest fan from Germany.

  • Witness how different Japan and Germany are today from the recent past.

    Academic text (2011)
  • War began between Germany and France on August 3, 1914.

  • In the two countries hardest hit, Germany and the United States, unemployment was above 30 percent.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I was born in Germany in the fifties to young and poor academic parents.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I visited Germany last summer and loved its beautiful landscapes.

Synonyms

Deutschland
vsGermany
3 5.5

The German name for the country in Central Europe called Germany

is the English form of the country's name used internationally
Federal Republic of Germany
vsGermany
  • Formal
3.3

A country in central Europe formed after World War II that became one country again in 1990

is the common country name used in everyday English speech

Compounds

24 3.5

A country in north central Europe under Soviet control from 1949 to 1990

24 3.7

A former country in western Europe from 1949 to 1990

18 4.4

A period from 1933 to 1945 when Germany was ruled by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party

A title given to Saint Boniface for spreading Christianity in Germany

A country in central Europe formed after World War II that became one country again in 1990

Surface Forms

Germany main

Etymology

Germany comes from the Latin name Germania, the name the Romans gave to the lands of many tribes. In German the country is called Deutschland, from an old word diutisc meaning 'of the people', the same idea as in Dutch, so one name is the Roman name while the other means a 'people's land'.