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What is another word for Germans?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɜːmənz] (IPA)

There are a number of words and phrases that can be used as synonyms for the term "Germans". One common alternative is "Deutsche", which is the German word for "German". Another option is "Teutons", a term that was historically used to refer to the Germanic tribes that existed in Central Europe before the formation of modern Germany. Other options include "Germanic people", "German-speaking people", or simply "those from Germany". Depending on the context, other terms like "Bavarians" or "Prussians" may also be used to refer specifically to people from those regions within modern Germany.
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What are the hypernyms for Germans?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    Europeans, citizens of the european union, North Germans, People of Germanic descent, South Germans.

Usage examples for Germans

The idea, so often repeated by the Germans since the war, that these provinces were annexed because they had once been German, was not in Bismarck's mind,-"that is a Professor's reason," he said.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
The Germans were, above all, furious against the English, whom they considered responsible for their humiliation.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
Printers, mostly Germans, invaded the chief cities of Europe, and boasted in their books of having been the first to practise it in this place or that.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

Famous quotes with Germans

  • Technological things, that Germans and Japanese would get real excited about.
    John Badham
  • When the movie was done, Number Five was crated up. Eric took him over to Germany; displayed him over there because Germans really liked this movie. It was very popular with them.
    John Badham
  • Germans make nice cars.
    Jason Behr
  • Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!
    John Belushi
  • The history of England, who has always dealt most harshly with her vanquished foe in the few European wars in which she has taken part in modern times, gives us Germans an idea of the fate in store for us if defeated.
    Bernhard von Bulow

Related words: German people, German culture, German language, German food, German origin, Germany

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