german
adjective
having the same father and mother, as a full brother or sister (usually used in combination).
Germans
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pluralof German.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the Château de Chambord, works owned by the state were left alone by the Germans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The chancellor also touted efforts to get Germans -- who by reputation are thrifty and conservative with their savings -- to put more money into stocks and other riskier investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Arthur Britton was in Germany manning a checkpoint on the Oste River two weeks after the Nazi surrender when three Germans tried to cross the bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Germans pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
There was little the exhausted Germans could do but order a retreat, and by August 1918 they had been driven back to the Aisne River.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
