German vs British - What's the difference?
german | british |
A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
A member of a Germanic tribe.
An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg and a small part of Belgium.
Of or relating to the nation of Germany.
* 2001 , Donald L. Niewyk, The Jews in Weimar Germany (ISBN 0765806924), page 31:
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
Of, in or relating to the German language.
With the , the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.
With the , the citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom collectively.
(history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion, also called ancient Britons.
The Celtic language of the ancient Britons
The British English language.
Of Britain (meaning the British Isles)
Of the United Kingdom.
Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
Of British English.
As proper nouns the difference between german and british
is that german is an Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium while British is with the, the citizens or inhabitants of Britain collectively.As adjectives the difference between german and british
is that german is of or relating to the nation of Germany while British is of Britain (meaning the British Isles.As a noun German
is a native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.german
English
Alternative forms
* (abbreviation):Noun
(en noun)- Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
Synonyms
* (member of the German ethnic group) Teuton * (member of the German ethnic group) Boche, Fritz, Hun, Jerry, Kraut (qualifier)Hypernyms
* EuropeanProper noun
(en proper noun)- German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.
Synonyms
* (language) High GermanSee also
* (de) * Language list *Adjective
(en adjective)- In Prussia, always the most progressive of the German states during the Weimar years and a stronghold of the two parties, Jews could be found in virtually all administrative departments .
- Her German husband has blond hair.
- We take German classes twice a week.
- Because the instructions were German , Yves couldn't read them.
Synonyms
* TeutonicStatistics
*External links
*Leo's German - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/home_e.html Department of Informatics of Technische Universität München*