SINCE 1828
germanity
noun (1)
plural -es
Definition of germanity
(Entry 1 of 2)
obsolete
: kinship
Germanity
noun (2)
Ger·man·i·ty
| \ jə(r)ˈmanətē, ˌjərˈ-, jə̄ˈ-, jəiˈ-, -nətē, -i\
plural -es
Definition of Germanity (Entry 2 of 2)
: the quality or spirit characteristic of Germany or the Germans
an Aryan God who is no more than a concept of composite Germanity— Theodore Maynard
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