German

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German can refer to anything related to Germany and its people, especially

• the German language
• the German people, collectively or individually
  • a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, see German nationality law, Demographics of Germany
  • Ethnic Germans
  • German cultures
  • Various terms used for Germans

Contents 1 Individuals 2 Places 3 Terminology 4 See also 5 External Links

[edit] Individuals

• Anna German, a Polish-Russian singer
• Edward German, a musical composer
• Lindsey German, a British activist
• Michael German, a British politician

German is a common given name in Russia and Spanish-speaking countries, the equivalent of the Dutch/English given name Herman:

• German Kim, a Kazakhstani professor
• Germán Valdés, a Mexican comedian

[edit] Places

• German, New York, a town in the United States
• German Flatts, New York
• German Township, Pennsylvania
• German, a parish in the Isle of Man
• German, a village in Rankovce municipality in Macedonia
• German, Bulgaria a quarter of Sofia
• Germantown

[edit] Terminology

Archaic

See also: Various terms used for Germans

• archaic and incorrect usage synonymously with Germanic or Germanic peoples in English translations of ancient Latin text as English either lacked an appropriate translation or has a very confusing homonym.

Compare:

Latin	German	English
Germani	Germanen	Germans (Germanic peoples)
Celtae	Kelten	Celts
Theodisci	Deutsche	Germans

Other

• Nazi German, relating to Nazi Germany (Germany under national socialist dictatorship, 1933 - 1945)

[edit] See also

• Germania (disambiguation)
• Germanium
• Germanus
• Herman
• Hermann, Herrman and Herrmann
• Gothic (disambiguation)

[edit] External Links

• German Language Association (Greece)