East German means relating to or belonging to the former German Democratic Republic, or to its people, language, or culture .

the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany

a language of N Germany , spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German

in favour of or supporting Germany , its people, culture , etc

West German means belonging or relating to the part of Germany that was known as the Federal Republic of Germany before the two parts of Germany were united in 1990. West German also means belonging or relating to the people or culture of this part of Germany.

the child of one's aunt or uncle

an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the N European mainland . Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)

an independent state occupying four inhabited islands and five uninhabited islands in the S Pacific archipelago of the Samoa Islands: established as a League of Nations mandate under New Zealand administration in 1920 and a UN trusteeship in 1946; gained independence as Western Samoa in 1962 as the first fully independent Polynesian state; officially changed its name to Samoa in 1997; a member of the Commonwealth . Languages: Samoan and English. Religion : Christian . Currency : tala . Capital: Apia . Pop: 196 440 (2017 est). Area: 2841 sq km (1097 sq miles)

→ nickel silver

(in musical harmony ) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth

a language spoken as a vernacular by Jews in Europe and elsewhere by Jewish emigrants , usually written in the Hebrew alphabet . Historically, it is a dialect of High German with an admixture of words of Hebrew, Romance , and Slavonic origin , developed in central and E Europe during the Middle Ages

of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland

German measles is a disease which causes you to have a cough , a sore throat , and red spots on your skin .

one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled , black-and-tan, or black, used esp. in police work and as a guide for blind people

a person who speaks German

able to speak German

a small cockroach , Blattella germanica: a common household pest

the Saxon and Low Franconian dialects of German up to about 1200; the old form of modern Low German and Dutch

a former German territory in E Africa, consisting of Tanganyika and Ruanda-Urundi : divided in 1919 between Great Britain and Belgium ; now in Tanzania , Rwanda , and Burundi

a large wolflike breed of dog often used as a guard or guide dog and by the police

High German from about 1200 to about 1500

Low German from about 1200 to about 1500

→ see German , High German

a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to about 1200: spoken in the Middle Ages on the upper Rhine , in Bavaria , Alsace , and elsewhere , including Alemannic , Bavarian , Langobardic , and Upper Franconian

a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania

a Protestant sect founded in 1708 in Germany but who migrated to the US in 1719–29, the members of which (Dunkers) insist on adult baptism by total immersion

→ Namibia

a former republic in N central Europe: established in 1949 and declared a sovereign state by the Soviet Union in 1954; Communist regime replaced by a multiparty democracy in 1989; reunited with West Germany in 1990

any of a breed of large, lean hunting dog similar to, and probably descended from the same stock as, the pointer , with a short, thick coat , liver or liver-and-white in color

any of a breed of large, lean hunting dog developed from the pointer and other breeds, having a wiry coat of liver-and-white, bushy eyebrows , and a beard

a medium-sized short-haired variety of pointer having a liver-coloured or black coat , sometimes with white markings

a medium-sized powerfully-built variety of pointer with a wiry coat in liver , liver and white, or black and white, and a short beard

a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania

An Alsatian is a large, usually fierce dog that is often used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals.

any of various white alloys containing copper (46–63 per cent ), zinc (18–36 per cent), and nickel (6–30 per cent): used in making tableware , etc

any of various white alloys containing copper (46–63 per cent ), zinc (18–36 per cent), and nickel (6–30 per cent): used in making tableware , etc

a country in southern Africa bordering on South Africa: annexed by Germany in 1884 and mandated by the League of Nations to South Africa in 1920. The mandate was terminated by the UN in 1966 but this was ignored by South Africa, as was the 1971 ruling by the International Court of Justice that the territory be surrendered . Independence was achieved in 1990 and Namibia became a member of the Commonwealth ; Walvis Bay remained a South African enclave until 1994, when it was returned to Namibia. Official language: English; Afrikaans and German also spoken. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : dollar . Capital: Windhoek . Pop: 2 533 794 (2017 est). Area: 823 328 sq km (317 887 sq miles)

Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .

(esp in the 19th century) the movement for the unification of Germany