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- a native or national of Germany德国人; 德国公民。
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- a person of German descent德裔, 有德国血统的人：
Sudeten Germans.
苏台德地区德裔。
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- mass noun a West Germanic language used in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland, and by communities in the US and elsewhere. It is spoken by some 100 million people.德语（属西日耳曼语支, 分布于德国、奥地利和瑞士部分地区, 以及美国等一些社区, 约有一亿人使用）。参见
H IGHG ERMAN,L OWG ERMAN.
- of or relating to Germany, its people, or their language德国的, 德国人的, 德语的。
词源
from Latin Germanus, used to designate related peoples of central and northern Europe, a name perhaps given by Celts to their neighbours; compare with Old Irish gair 'neighbour'.