Germania

English

A map of Germania (sense 1)

Germania (sense 2) painting from 1848, by Philipp Veit

Etymology

From Latin Germānia. Doublet of Germany.

Proper noun

Germania

1. (historical) Any of several geographical regions of different historical periods that were mainly inhabited by Germanic peoples.
2. A personification of Germany or Germans as a whole.
   • 1894, “Reception of the Emperor of Germany, 1891”, in Charles Welch, editor, Numismata Londinensia. Medals Struck by the Corporation of London to Commemorate Important Municipal Events 1831 to 1893. , London, page 155:

     The City of London standing, wearing a helmet surmounted by a dragon, resting her right hand upon a low throne, on which is seated Germania, and pointing with her left hand to the shipping in the river Thames. On her left, resting against a stone balustrade, is a shield bearing the arms, crest, supporters, and motto of the City of London. Germania holds a sword in her left hand, her right hand resting on a shield bearing the arms of Germany.

   • 1895 July, “Naval and Military Notes”, in The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume XXXIX, number 209, London, page 751:

     In the evening the Kaiser gave a grand banquet in a large hall constructed in the form of a full-rigged sailing vessel of the 17th century, the stem being adorned by a colossal figure of Germania, wearing a winged helmet.

   • 1898, John L[awson] Stoddard, John L. Stoddard’s Lectures; , volume VII, Boston, Mass.: Balch Brothers Co.; Chicago, Ill.: Geo L. Shuman & Co., page 64:

     Aside from the impressive memories that it awakens, it is an imposing work of art, for the entire monument is more than one hundred feet in height,—the majestic figure of Germania, holding a crown and sword adorned with laurel wreaths, being itself thirty-three feet high.

   • 2019 October, Louis Golino, “Modern World Coins”, in The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, page 72:

     While the reverse retains the same heraldic design of the first Allegories issue, the obverse shows Germania and Columbia grasping each other’s hand and, respectively, the German and American flags.

3. (humorous, sometimes offensive) Germany.
   • 1996 May 5, David X. Cohen, “Much Apu About Nothing”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 23, spoken by Nelson Muntz (Nancy Cartwright):

     Hey, German boy, go back to Germania!

Translations

Further reading

• Germania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Germania (personification) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Megarian, mangarie

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡermɑːniɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑːniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ger‧ma‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Germania

1. (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)

Declension

Ido

Ido Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^io

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡerˈmani̯a/

Proper noun

Germania

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Derived terms

• Germaniano

Related terms

• Germano

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Interlingua

Interlingua Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^ia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɾˈma.nja/

Proper noun

Germania

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.nja/
• Rhymes: -anja
• Hyphenation: Ger‧mà‧nia

Proper noun

Germania f

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany; official name: Repubblica Federale Tedesca)

Related terms

See also

• tedesco
• Alemagna
• (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria ^{(Category: it:Countries in Europe)}

Anagrams

• agremani, emargina, magnerai, mangerai, mangeria, mangiare

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^la

Alternative forms

• Iermania

Etymology

From Germānī +‎ -ia. Germani was an exonym applied by the Romans to a tribe (or nearby tribes) living around and east of the Rhine; it was first attested in the 1st century b.c. works of Julius Caesar and is of uncertain etymology. It was said by Strabo to derive from germānus (“close kin; genuine”), making it cognate with "germane" and "german", but this seems unsupported. Attempts to derive it from Germanic or Celtic roots are all problematic (although see Germany).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡerˈmaː.ni.a/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.ni.a/,

Proper noun

Germānia f sg (genitive Germāniae); first declension

1. Germany in its various senses, including:
   1. (Classical Latin) the lands of the Germani, tribes living around the Rhine River in the 1st century b.c.
   2. (Medieval Latin) the lands of the Germans, sometimes inclusive of conquered areas in France, England, and Eastern Europe
   3. (New Latin) Germany, various Central European nation-states including:
      1. Holy Roman Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
      2. German Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
      3. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Synonyms

• Alemānnia
• Teutonica

Related terms

Descendants

• Middle English: Germanie
• Irish: Gearmáin
• Italian: Germania
• Romanian: Germania
• Russian: Герма́ния (Germánija)
• Sicilian: Girmània

References

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English Germania, from Latin Germania, q.v.

Noun

Germania

1. Alternative form of Germanie

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Germānia, q.v.

Noun

Ġermania f

1. land encompassing all of the Germanic speaking world
2. Alternative form of Ġermanie

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛrˈmaɲ.ja/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: Ger‧man‧ia

Proper noun

Germania f

1. (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• Germania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Alternative forms

• Ӂермания (Germania) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

From Latin Germānia. Equivalent to german +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.ni.a/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Germania f

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• Germania in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Sardinian

Sardinian Wikipedia has an article on:

Germania

Wikipedia ^sc

Proper noun

Germania ?

1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeɾˈmanja/
• Rhymes: -anja
• Syllabification: Ger‧ma‧nia

Proper noun

Germania f

1. (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)

   Hyponyms: Germania Inferior, Germania Magna, Germania Superior