Germaans

Definitions of Germaans
  1. noun
    a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
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    Oudnoors
    the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
    Engels
    an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
    Duits, Hd., Hoogduits
    the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
    Nederduits
    a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
    Hollands, Nederlands
    the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
    Deens
    a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
    IJslands
    a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
    Noor
    a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway
    Zweeds
    a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland
    Fries
    a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
    Gotisch
    extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
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    Indo-europees, Indo-germaans, Indogermaans
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
  2. noun
    the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
    synonyms: Duits, Hd., Hoogduits
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    Oudhoogduits
    High German prior to 1200
    Middelhoogduits
    High German from 1100 to 1500
    Jiddisch
    a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
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