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| Albert Einstein |
a German physicist, U.S. citizen after 1940, who formulated the theories of relativity (b.1879--d.1955). |
| Alsatian |
one of a breed of large dogs having a thick brownish or black coat, often used as guard dogs and as guide dogs for the blind; German shepherd. |
| auf Wiedersehen |
(German) until we see each other again; good-bye for now (used at parting). |
| auslander |
(German) a foreigner or outsider; alien. |
| Bavaria |
a German state on the southeastern border. |
| blitz |
(cap.; prec. by "the") the bombing attacks on Britain carried out by the German air force in 1940 and 1941 during World War II. [1/4 definitions] |
| boxer |
a German breed of dog with short hair, a square jaw, and a brown coat. [1/2 definitions] |
| Brunhild |
in the anonymous German medieval epic The Nibelungenlied, the queen of Iceland. |
| burgomaster |
the mayor or chief magistrate in a Dutch, Austrian, German, or Flemish town or city. |
| dachshund |
one of a German breed of small dogs having long bodies, very short legs, and drooping ears. |
| D-day |
June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces invaded German-occupied France during World War II. [1/2 definitions] |
| DDR |
abbreviation of "Deutsche Demokratische Republik;" German Democratic Republic; formerly, East Germany. |
| East Germany |
formerly, a European country between West Germany and Poland, in 1990 reunited with West Germany; German Democratic Republic. |
| Frau |
(German) a woman, esp. a married woman (used as a form of address). |
| Fräulein |
(German) a young woman, esp. an unmarried woman (used as a form of address). |
| Friedrich Engels |
a German political theorist and writer (b.1820--d.1895). |
| führer |
(German) a leader. [2 definitions] |
| GDR |
abbreviation of "German Democratic Republic," a European country, formerly also known as East Germany, located between West Germany and Poland, and in 1990 reunited with West Germany. |
| gemütlich |
(German) agreeable; cordial; congenial. |
| gemütlichkeit |
(German) friendliness; cordiality; agreeableness. |
| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
a German philosopher (b.1770--d.1831). |
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