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| - | ==German words in the English language== | + | :''[[German-speaking Europe]]'' |
| - | In the English language are also many words taken from German without any letter changed, e.g.: | + | '''German''' is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major [[language]]s. German is closely related to [[English language|English]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]]. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 100 million [[First language|native speakers]] and another 20 million non-native speakers, and German is widely taught in schools and universities in [[Europe]]. Worldwide, German accounts for the most written [[translation]]s into and from a language. |
| - | {| class="wikitable" | + | ==See also== |
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| - | ! German word | + | * [[Deutsch]] (disambiguation page) |
| - | ! English cognate | + | * [[German as a minority language]] |
| - | ! Meaning of German word | + | * [[German exonyms]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[German family name etymology]] |
| - | |Angst || angst || fear / angst | + | * [[German in the United States]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[German language literature]] |
| - | |Anschluss || anschluss || connection / access | + | * [[German name]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[German placename etymology]] |
| - | |Autobahn || autobahn || motorway | + | * [[German spelling reform of 1996]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[Germanism (linguistics)]] |
| - | |Automat || automat || automation / machine / automat | + | * [[List of German expressions in English]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[List of non-English-language newspapers in New South Wales#German language newspapers]] |
| - | |Bildungsroman || [[bildungsroman]] || novel of personal development | + | * [[List of pseudo-German words adapted to English]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[Missingsch]] |
| - | |Blitz || blitz || flash / lightning | + | * [[Names for the German language]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[Otto Basler]] |
| - | |Edelweiß / Edelweiss || edelweiss || edelweiss | + | * [[Umlaut (diacritic)|Umlaut]], [[ß]] |
| - | |- | + | * [[Various terms used for Germans]] |
| - | |Gesundheit! || Gesundheit! (Amer.) || to your health | + | </div> |
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| - | |Hinterland || hinterland || interior / backwoods | + | {{GFDL}} |
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| - | |Kindergarten || kindergarten || playschool | + | |
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| - | |Kraut || kraut || cabbage | + | |
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| - | |Schadenfreude || schadenfreude || taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune | + | |
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| - | |Wanderlust || wanderlust || desire to travel | + | |
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| - | |Zeitgeist || zeitgeist || ? | + | |
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | |
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German is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. German is closely related to English and Dutch. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 100 million native speakers and another 20 million non-native speakers, and German is widely taught in schools and universities in Europe. Worldwide, German accounts for the most written translations into and from a language.
See also
- Deutsch (disambiguation page)
- German as a minority language
- German exonyms
- German family name etymology
- German in the United States
- German language literature
- German name
- German placename etymology
- German spelling reform of 1996
- Germanism (linguistics)
- List of German expressions in English
- List of non-English-language newspapers in New South Wales#German language newspapers
- List of pseudo-German words adapted to English
- Missingsch
- Names for the German language
- Otto Basler
- Umlaut, ß
- Various terms used for Germans
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