non-Germanadj.n.
/nɒnˈdʒəːmən/, U.S. /nɑnˈdʒərm(ə)n/ A. adj.
Not German.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Germany > [adjective] > not
un-German1830
non-German1846
1846 Examiner 26 Sept. 609/2 They made..the German Confederation, into which they thrust as many non-German elements as they could.
1902 Mod. Lang. Notes 17 152/2 The letters are given in the order in which they occur in modern scientific German works, the non-German characters þ and å being given at the end.
1964 Eng. Stud. 45 395 The use of Textbuch in the non-German sense may be due to carelessness of translation.
1994 K. Perry Business & European Community iv. 80 Non-German companies unable to meet the regulations were in danger of being excluded from the German market.
B. n.
A person who is not a German.
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1895 Mod. Lang. Notes 10 222/1 Doubtless it is well that non-Germans should possess a base imitation of Heine, rather than no Heine at all.
1939 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 11 103 In dealing with historical writings, the author includes several non-Germans writing in German.
2000 Opera Now Jan. 52/4 Non-Germans generally find it difficult to tune in to the finer nuances of Der Freischutz.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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