wiktionary German Germans german germans German s may refer to Something of, from, or related to Germany , a country in west central Europe The German language as a noun, Germans , people from Germany or of German ancestry German citizens, see demographics of Germany Ethnic Germans , people of German descent without German citizenship In a historical context the Germanic peoples TOC right Places German, New York German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania German parish , Isle of Man German, Bulgaria , quarter of Sofia German Republic of Macedonia , a village in the Republic of Macedonia Agios Germanos , previously called German Mythological beings German mythology , a male spirit in the folklore of Serbia and Bulgaria Other German Shepherd Dog Germans band , a Canadian indie rock band German name for people with the given name or surname GermanGerman wine German studies German alphabet See also Germania Germany disambiguation Germanus disambiguation Germain disambiguation Germaine disambiguation e Germane Chemistry disambig surname geo als Deutsch ar bg de Deutsch el es Alem n fa fr Allemand homonymie hr German razdvojba it Tedesco kn ja nn Tysk pl German ujednoznacznienie pt Alem o simple German th ... more details
The German is a short film written and directed by Nick Ryan , Starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington . It premiered at the 2008 Cork Film Festival and has subsequently been screened at Palm Springs Film Festival, LA Shorts Festival and San Paulo Film Festival in Brazil. Synopis November 1940 during the greatest conflict man has ever known, an epic duel unfolds between two ace pilots, each willing to take the match to its ultimate conclusion. Unknown to the pilots is a fate neither has considered. External links http www.thegermanmovie.com The German Official Web Site http twitchfilm.net news 2009 08 nick ryan takes to the skies with the german.php imdb title id 1330608 title The German DEFAULTSORT German Category Short films Category 2008 films Category Aviation films category World War II films ... more details
German School of Athens German School of Guayaquil German School of Lisbon German School of Manila German School of Milan German School New York German School of San Salvador German School Seoul International German School Washington, D.C. DSW disambiguation ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name German Army br Deutsches Heer image File Kaiserstandarte.svg 150px caption Kaiserstandarte dates 1871 1919 country German Empire allegiance branch type Army role size Around ... colors File Flag of the German Empire.svg 150px colors label march mascot battles World War I anniversaries ... patrol aircraft recon aircraft transport aircraft tanker The German Army Deutsches Heer was the name given the combined land and air forces of the German Empire , also known as the National Army ... in 1919, Deutsches Reich German Realm or Nation lasted through the Weimar Republic and Nazi era. ref Imperial Army Kaiserliches Heer or Kaiserreichsheer or Imperial German Army. The term Deutsches Heer is also used for the modern German Army , the land component of the German Bundeswehr . The Imperial German Army was formed when the German Empire was formed in 1871, and lasted until 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I . Formation and name The states which made up the German Empire each had their own separate armies. Within the German Confederation , formed after the Napoleonic ... of Prussia . The end of the German Confederation was sealed by the Austro Prussian War of 1866. Image HusarenAngriff.jpg thumb 400px German Army hussar s on the attack during maneuvers, 1912. Image 1898ZabernDeutschesHeerWehrpflichtige.jpg thumb 400px Conscription Draftees of the German Army ... German Confederation , which included the states of northern Germany. The treaty which formed the North German Federation provided for the maintenance of a Federal Army and a Federal Navy Bundesmarine ... into between the North German Confederation and its member states, effectively subordinating their armies ... of the Franco Prussian War in 1870, the North German Confederation also entered into conventions on military ... 25. November 1870 ref Through these conventions and the constitution of the German Empire of 1871, an imperial ... states of the Empire. The constitution of the German Empire , dated April 16, 1871, changed ... more details
German immigration may refer to Immigration to Germany Expulsion of Germans after World War II Immigration from Germany Category German diaspora German American German Australian German Brazilian disambig ... more details
1998 New Assembly successor3 Veronica German birth date birth date and age 1945 5 8 df yes birth place ... Michael James German, Baron German , Order of the British Empire OBE born 8 May 1945 , usually known as Mike German , is a member of the House of Lords and former member of the National Assembly for Wales ..., he was awarded the OBE for his public and political service. Biography German was educated at the Open ... German became leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, after Lembit Opik stood down to ensure that the leadership ... Williams . German s political interests include skills development in small and large companies in Wales, constitutional affairs, Local Government, economy and regeneration. In May 2010, German was named ... 2010 05 28 ref He was succeeded to the Assembly in June 2010 by his wife, Veronica German Veronica ... citeweb url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales south east wales 10187031.stm title Mike German made working ... AM becomes a lord publisher South Wales Argus date 2010 06 30 accessdate 2010 01 07 ref German took his seat as Baron German , of Llanfrechfa in the County Borough of Torfaen. References reflist External links http www.michaelgerman.org.uk Michael German AM website http www.wales.gov.uk who members biog4 e.htm michael german Michael German AM official biography at the National Assembly for Wales ... michael german 33466 Official biography at House of Lords Offices held start box s par wal succession ..., 1999 1999 &ndash 2010 before new post after Veronica German s off succession box before new post ... Assembly election, 2007 Current Welsh AMs Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME German ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT German, Michael Category 1945 births Category Living people ... Members of the Welsh Assembly Government Category Liberal Democrat life peers cy Mike German ... more details
German Township may refer to the following Township United States townships in the United States TOCright Illinois German Township, Richland County, Illinois Indiana German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana German Township, Marshall County, Indiana German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana German Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Iowa German Township, Grundy County, Iowa German Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Kansas German Township, Smith County, Kansas North Dakota German Township, Dickey County, North Dakota Ohio German Township, Auglaize County, Ohio German Township, Clark County, Ohio German Township, Fulton County, Ohio German Township, Harrison County, Ohio German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio Pennsylvania German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania South Dakota German Township, Hutchinson County, South Dakota Geodis de German Township ... more details
The term German Colony can refer to German colonial empire , the former colonies of Germany German Colony, Jerusalem a Templer settlement German Colony, Haifa a Templer settlement disambig es Colonias alemanas he ... more details
German Open is a name given to many sports events established in Germany , and include German Open badminton , an annual badminton tournament held since 1955. German Open golf , was a golf tournament on the European Tour German Masters , a snooker tournament formerly known as German Open German Open darts , a professional darts tournament German Open Tennis Championships , a professional tennis tournament on the ATP World Tour, formerly known as the ATP German Open and German Open International. WTA German Open , professional tennis tournament on the WTA Tour disambig id Jerman Terbuka ja no German Open ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2010 Infobox Ethnic group group German Cuban br small Deutschkubaner br Alem n Cubano br flagicon Germany flagicon Cuba small poptime German Cubans br 12,387 popplace Cuba langs Spanish language Spanish , Cuban Spanish , German language German rels Christian related Ethnic Germans , German diaspora , Cubans A German Cuban lang de Deutschkubaner , Spanish Alem n Cubano refers to Cuba ns of Germany German ethnicity, or who are Germans German born immigrants to Cuba. List of German Cubans and ethnicity Lola Sanchez , American actress German Cuban Mayra G mez Kemp , Spanish actor and television presenter German Cuban German diaspora Category Cuban people of German descent Category Ethnic groups in Cuba Category German diaspora Cuban ja ... more details
Filipino German or German Filipino may be Of or relating to Germany Philippines relations Filipinos in Germany Germans in the Philippines Filipino mestizo s of German ancestry Eurasian mixed ancestry people of Filipino and German descent See also Category Filipinos of German descent dab ... more details
German colonization may refer to German colonization of the Americas German colonization of Africa German colonization in the Pacific Ocean See also German colonial empire Ostsiedlung , medieval eastward migration Drang nach Osten , 19th century expansion into Slavic lands Lebensraum , Nazi reinterpretation of Drang nach Osten disambig ... more details
The phrase Middle German can mean two things, both of which may be more precisely expressed with different terms. Used to indicate a historical period, it refers to the German language of the 11th 15th centuries. However in this sense it is usually heard in one of the following two collocations Middle High German Mittelhochdeutsch , comprising the southern dialects Middle Low German Mittelniederdeutsch , comprising the northern dialects Middle German is sometimes confusingly heard used in imitation of German usage to make a geographical distinction. For this, however, English speaking linguists more usually speak of Central German Mitteldeutsch rarely Zentraldeutsch , referring to the northernmost of the High German dialects. In this respect, English terminology is less ambiguous than German. disambig ... more details
Anti German can refer to Anti Germans communist current , a branch of anti Fascist ideology Anti German sentiment suspicion or hostility towards Germany or the German people disambig ... more details
German Korean or Korean German might refer to Germans in Korea Koreans in Germany Eurasian mixed ancestry people of German and Korean descent Germany North Korea relations Germany South Korea relations disambig ... more details
German Vietnamese or Vietnamese German may be Of or relating to Germany Vietnam relations Vietnamese people in Germany Germans in Vietnam Eurasian mixed ancestry people of German and Vietnamese descent dab ... more details
Chinese German or German Chinese may be Of or relating to Sino German relations Chinese people in Germany Chinese as a foreign language in Germany Germans in China Kiautschou Bay concession Eurasian mixed ancestry people of Chinese and German descent dab ... more details
German dictionaries have a history dating back to the Brothers Grimm , who started work on the first major dictionary of the German language , the Deutsches W rterbuch literally German Dictionary in 1838. The Duden dictionary dates back to 1880, and is currently the prescriptive source for the spelling of German. DEFAULTSORT German Dictionary Category German dictionaries ie lang stub ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 German Fest is an ethnic festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , at the Henry Maier Festival Park , on the Lake Michigan lakefront. The genesis of German Fest occurred when Mayor Henry Maier challenged the local German American community during a speech on May 20th, 1980, at the 20th Anniversary of the German American National Congress DANK to organize a German festival. Shortly thereafter, Walter Geissler, then President of D.A.N.K., chaired a committee of five members that laid the foundation for the Fest. The charter of German Fest was subsequently written in January, 1981. The first German Fest was held in August, 1981. http www.co.milwaukee.wi.us display router.asp?docid 9197 It is billed as the largest German celebration in North America and currently occurs during the last full weekend in July. German Fest celebrates the culture of Germany , as well as Switzerland , Austria , Liechtenstein , South Tyrol , and German speaking communities around the world. Along with traditional music, many from the Vaterland also make the journey to perform and educate at the festival. One attraction is the cultural tent, where one can see the various groups, including both former and current provinces that proudly call themselves German. They range from Bavarians Bayern , and Hessians Hessen , to other German speaking nations like the Austrians sterreich , and groups ... passes by, showcasing the various German American heritage organizations, local German immersion schools, and others celebrating their German heritage. German cuisine is also featured at German Fest. Many well known German restaurants and food services in the area are present at the fest, including .... Usinger s . Usinger s celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2005, in a joint anniversary of German Fest s 25th anniversary. External links http www.germanfest.com German Fest website Category Festivals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Category German American culture Category German American history ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox Language family name Central German dialects region Western Germany ... Germanic fam3 West Germanic languages West Germanic fam4 High German languages High German child1 West Central German child2 East Central German map File Verbreitungsgebiet des heutigen Mitteldeutschen.PNG 250px center map caption Central German dialects Legend lightgreen 1 Ripuarian language ... violet 4 Hessian dialects Hessian Legend darkgreen 5 Palatinate German Legend green 6 Lorraine Franconian Legend lightblue 7 Thuringian Dialect Thuringian Legend olive 8 Upper Saxon German Upper Saxon Legend red 9 Low Lusatian German Lusatian Legend brown 10 Berlin Brandenburgish dialects Berlin Brandenburgish Central German in German language German Mitteldeutsch , or rarely Zentraldeutsch is a group of High German languages High German dialects spread from the Rhineland to Thuringia , south of Low German and Low Franconian and north of Upper German . In older books, Central German is sometimes called Middle German . Central German is spoken in large and influential German cities like the capital Berlin , the former West Germany West German capital Bonn , Cologne , D sseldorf and the main German financial center Frankfurt . Image German dialectal map.PNG left thumb High German subdivides into Upper German green and Central German blue , and is distinguished from Low German yellow ... isogloss es of the Benrath line in the north and the Speyer line in the south. Central German divides into two subgroups, West Central German Franconian languages Franconian and East Central German . Central German is distinguished by having experienced only the first and fourth phases of the High German consonant shift . Classification West Central German Westmitteldeutsch , part of the Franconian ... Lorraine francique lorrain Rhine Franconian Rheinfr nkisch Palatinate German Pf lzisch Hessian ... Hessian Mittelhessisch East Central German Ostmitteldeutsch Berlin Brandenburgish dialects Berlin ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Brazilian German is a generic name for German language German dialect s spoken in the southern States of Brazil mainly Santa Catarina state Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul . German dialects are in use in Brazil as a result of Deutschbrasilianer German settlements, made by Germany Germans , Switzerland Swiss , and Austria ns. These dialects evolved through foreign borrowings. They were influenced by other German dialects, other immigrant languages &mdash especially Talian , and Brazil s national language, Portuguese language Portuguese . The most commonly spoken Brazilian German dialect is Riograndenser Hunsr ckisch , a Brazilian variation of the Hunsr ckisch dialect. But other dialects of German are also spoken in Brazil, such as The Austrian dialect spoken in Dreizehnlinden Danube Swabian Donauschwowsch, German Donauschw bisch . Citation needed reason date February 2009 date February 2009 East Pomeranian Pomeranian or Pommersch . Citation needed reason date February 2009 date February 2009 Plautdietsch spoken by ethnic German Russian Mennonite Mennonites from the former Soviet Union. Citation needed reason date February 2009 date February 2009 See also German Brazilian s German in the United States German language in the United States Category Languages of Brazil Category German dialects ... more details
German also Germ n is a given name , often the Slavic or Spanish form of Herman , as well as a surname ... , Mexican painter German Galynin , Soviet Russian composer Germ n Gedovius , Mexican painter German Goldenshteyn , Romanian klezmer musician Germ n Legarreta , Puerto Rican actor German Londo o , Colombian painter and sculptor Germ n Magari os , Argentine film director and screenwriter German Moreno , Filipino actor German Okunev , Soviet Russian composer Germ n Pedro Ib ez , Cuban musical director ... Aleksei German , Soviet Russian filmmaker Anna German , Polish singer Edward German , English composer Gretchen German , American actress Lauren German , American actress Robert German , American singer ... Germ n Espinosa , Colombian novelist and poet German Gref , Russian economist Germ n Gull n , Spanish literary critic German Kim , Kazakhstani historian German Nogueira Gomez , Cuban author German Sadulaev , Chechen writer Politics Given name German Kuznetsov , former deputy premier of Kyrgyzstan ... Lleras , Colombian politician and presidential candidate Surname Lindsey German , British anti war activist Mike German , Welsh politician Obadiah German , American politician and lawyer William Manley German , Canadian politician and lawyer Yael German , Israeli politician, first female mayor of Herziliya ... Germ n Arangio , Argentine footballer German Apukhtin , Soviet Russian footballer Germ n Barranca , Mexican baseball player in the U.S. Major League Germ n Beltr n , Spanish footballer German Beriyev ... German Fernandez , American distance runner German Felk , Russian footballer Germ n Figueroa , Puerto Rican wrestler Germ n Gabriel , Spanish basketball player German Garrido , Spanish golfer German ... Major League German Kutarba , Russian footballer Germ n Legu a , Peruvian footballer Germ n Lauro , Argentine shotputter Germ n Leonforte , Argentine footballer German Lovchev , Russian footballer Germ n ... Republic volleyball player Germ n Rivarola , Argentine footballer German Rieckehoff , Puerto Rican ... more details
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