The official name of East Germany from 1949 until reunification in 1990.

Relating to spring / Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ. / (botany) Relating to a plant ovary / (figuratively) Serving as a point of origin; formative.

plural of germanide

(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves. / (transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.

In a manner that is germane, relevantly.

A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain. / A male given name from Latin, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

A surname transferred from the given name.

(countable) A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker. / Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany.

From or pertaining to the southern region of Germany; speaking High German. / Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German.

Cupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.