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Germain

American  
[zher-mayn] / ʒɛrˈmeɪn /

noun

  1. Marie-Sophie 1776–1831, French mathematician and physicist.


Germain Scientific  
/ zhĕr-măn /
  1. French mathematician who made significant advances in theoretical mathematics. Her researches into number theory in particular provided the first partial solution to Fermat's last theorem (1820).


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The winger was then taken off during the Champions League final as Arsenal lost to Paris-St Germain in Budapest and his performance was criticised.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Expectations are high for Pochettino, the Argentine former manager of Tottenham, Chelsea, and Paris-Saint Germain who was hired by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

The Basques set their way towards an 18th straight home victory with three first-half tries -- as Capilla grabbed his first before wing Arnaud Erbinartegaray and scrum-half Baptiste Germain also crossed the whitewash.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

City needed to win to come top and made no mistake, avoiding the half of the draw which contains Paris-St Germain and Bayern Munich.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

The little picture of the ruins, by moonlight, of the Germain street Baptist Church, was very kindly supplied by Mr. John C. Miles, a St. John artist of good reputation.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by George Stewart

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