The word German can mean:

• From or related to Germany or its predecessor states - see also
  • discussion of Germanic tribes in Franks
  • Holy Roman Empire (843-1806)
  • German Confederation (1815-1866)
  • North German Confederation (1867 - 1871)
  • German Empire (1871-1918)
  • Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
  • Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
  • West Germany (1949-1990)
  • East Germany (1949-1990)
• The German language
• When used to denote a person, Germans can either denote inhabitants of Germany, or ethnic Germans
• The name 'German' is (not precisely) sometimes also used for the various peoples that lived in Germany and other parts of Central Europe during Antiquity or during the period of the Holy Roman Empire. See: Germanic peoples

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