A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Rhine, Elbe, and upper Danube Rivers in Central Europe, taken as a whole under its various governments.

plural of Germany

plural of Germany

Obsolete spelling of Germany

(historical, 1949–1990) A former Communist country of Central Europe between 1949 and 1990, officially called the German Democratic Republic (GDR), capital East Berlin.

(historical, 1949–1990) The Federal Republic of Germany, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic ("East Germany").

(historical) Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party (from 1933 to 1945).

A region in the eastern part of Germany, including the states of Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia.

(dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

(dated) Northern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas.