Sprung from the same father and mother or from brothers or sisters: always placed after its noun.Nearly related; closely akin.Closely connected; germane.n. One sprung from the same stock; specifically, a full brother, sister, or cousin.Of or pertaining to an important Teutonic race inhabiting central Europe, or to Germany, or to its inhabitants or their language.n. A member of the German race, or a native or an inhabitant of Germany. See I.n. The language of Germany or of the German people, a sub-branch or division of the Teutonic or Germanic branch of Indo-European or Aryan language. Its two principal divisions are the Low German, of the northern or lower part of the country, and the High German, of the southern or higher part. See High German, Low German, below.n. Especially, the literary language of Germany.n. [lowercase] In dancing: An elaborate form of the cotillion, in which round dances predominate and the figures vary according to the invention of the leader, and in which the changing of partners and giving of favors form a special feature.n. An entertainment at which the german exclusively is danced.n. [lowercase] In coal-mining, a straw filled with gunpowder, used as a fuse in blasting.