| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
a German philosopher (b.1770--d.1831). |
| Germanic |
of or pertaining to the language group that includes German, Dutch, English, Flemish, and the Scandinavian languages. [2/3 definitions] |
| Germanize |
to become or cause to become German in character, language, attitude, or the like. |
| Ghibelline |
a member of an aristocratic faction in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors over the papacy. (Cf. Guelph.) |
| groschen |
a German nickel coin worth ten pfennigs. [1/3 definitions] |
| Guelph |
a member of a medieval Italian political faction that supported the pope against the German emperors. (Cf. Ghibelline.) |
| Hapsburg |
a member of a German noble family that has produced rulers of several European countries since the twelfth century, or the name of the family itself. |
| Herr |
a German title of respect for men, preceding family names and professional titles, and corresponding to English "Mr." or "Sir". |
| Hessian |
any of the German mercenaries that served with the British during the American Revolution. |
| High German |
the dialects of the German language spoken in the central and southern parts of the country. (Cf. Low German.) [2 definitions] |
| Immanuel Kant |
a German philosopher (b.1724--d.1804). |
| Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm |
German brothers who were folklorists and philologists (Jakob, b.1785--d.1863; Wilhelm, b.1786--d.1859). |
| Jerome Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located in southeastern Arkansas that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak in late 1942, there were 8,500 people forcibly living there. After it was closed, the Jerome Center was converted into a holding camp for German prisoners of war. |
| Johannes Kepler |
a German astronomer and mathematician (b.1571--d.1630). |
| Johann Goethe |
a German author (b.1749--d.1832). |
| Johann Gutenberg |
a German printer considered to be the inventor of the system of printing with movable type (b.1400?--d.1468?). |
| Johann Sebastian Bach |
a German composer and organist (b.1685--d.1750). |
| Karl Marx |
a German political philosopher and economist who founded modern socialism (b.1818--d.1883). |
| Kristallnacht |
the night of November 9, 1938, also known as the "night of broken glass," during which Nazis in Germany, Austria, and other German-occupied regions of central Europe carried out countless acts of violence against Jews and Jewish property, particularly centering on the destruction and ruination of synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses. |
| kuchen |
a German coffee cake made with yeast dough and usu. containing fruits, nuts, and the like. |
| landgrave |
a medieval German count having jurisdiction over a large territory. [2 definitions] |