a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by Englis…
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of th…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germani…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.
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One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hind…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different lo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of Sou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: indo-european, language, belonging, west, germanic.
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