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Germanie

See also: Germánie

English

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Proper noun

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Germanie

  1. Obsolete spelling of Germany.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.ma.ni/
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Proper noun

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Germanie f

  1. (historical) Germania (An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples)
  2. (rare) Germany (a country in Central Europe)
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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French Germanie and Old English Germania, both from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛrmaniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrmaːniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrməniː(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrmaniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrmɛi̯n(ə)/

Proper noun

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Germanie (plural Germanyes)

  1. A geographic region of Europe, comprising the lands occupied by those who speak Germanic languages, or the part of this portion in Continental Europe.

Descendants

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  • English: Germany
  • Scots: Germany

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Latin Germānia.

Proper noun

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Ġermanie m pl

  1. A geographic region of Europe, comprising the lands occupied by those who speak Germanic languages, or the part of this portion in Continental Europe.
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Breoton ist gārseċġes ēalond, ðæt wæs iū Albion hāten: is ġeseted betwyh norðdǣle and westdǣle, Ġermanie ⁊ Gallie ⁊ Hispanie þām mǣstum dǣlum Europe myċċle fæce onġeġn.
      Britain is an island of the sea, which was formerly called Albion: is is situated between the north and west, opposite of and far from Germania and Gaul and Hispania, the largest divisions of Europe.

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singular plural
nominative — Ġermanie
accusative — Ġermanie
genitive — Ġermania
dative — Ġermanium
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