Germans
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pluralof German.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
germanadjectivehaving the same father and mother, as a full brother or sister (usually used in combination).
Example Sentences
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It’s no longer enough to “explain Jewish culture to Germans from a Jewish perspective,” as Ms. Berg describes the institution’s founding mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The Germans are further ahead with this than we are in Denmark. They sometimes retrieve explosives from the wrecks and neutralize them, but doing so is very costly," she notes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
He also fought in World War One after joining the King's Liverpool Regiment but was captured by the Germans just months after being deployed to the front line.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards were killed, along with two crew members, a spokesman for the transport ministry said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
And now that Russia had been knocked out of the war, the Germans were sending huge numbers of troops to challenge the outnumbered Allies on the Western Front.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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