Germanism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Germanism \Ger"man*ism\, n. [Cf. F. germanisme.]
     1. An idiom of the German language.
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     2. A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German
        mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. --J. W. Alexander.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Germanism
       n : a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens