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Germanist

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[jur-muh-nist] / ˈdʒɜr mə nɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.


Etymology

Origin of Germanist

1825–35; < German < Latin Germān ( ia ) Germany + -ist

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As to the Conquests, Germanist views have been formulated with great authority by Freeman.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

That a Germanist could write an introduction of only 36 pages to such a much-discussed epic will be a marvel to his fellows.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold

In marked contrast to the patriotic and romantic spirit of Bonn he noted here with amazement that the distinguished Germanist Benecke lectured on the Nibelungenlied to an auditory of nine.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno

The Germanist school had to fight its way not only against Romanism, but against divers tenets of the Romantic school as represented by Savigny and Eichhorn, of which Romanists had availed themselves.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Stubbs' point of view is a Germanist one.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

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