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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

Stubbs' point of view is a Germanist one.

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

Kemble, K. Maurer, Freeman, Stubbs, and Gneist form the goodly array of the Germanist School on English soil.

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

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

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