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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German App.
Proper noun
App (plural Apps)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, App is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. App is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Noun
App pl (plural only)
- Abbreviation of appeals.
Etymology 3
Noun
App (plural Apps)
- (nonstandard, common in China) Alternative form of app
- (in street addresses) Abbreviation of approach.
- 10 Station App
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Anagrams
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English app.
Pronunciation
Noun
App f (genitive App, plural Apps)
- (Internet, mobile) app
- Synonym: Applikation f
Usage notes
- Some reference works list alternative grammatical gender forms (das App n, der App m); in practice the word is treated almost exclusively as feminine, most likely because Applikation is also feminine.
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