Definition of German-speaking

1. Adjective. Able to communicate in German.


Lexicographical Neighbors of German-speaking

Gerhardt. Carl
Gerhardtian
Geri
Gerlach's annular tendon
Gerlach's tonsil
Gerlach's valve
Gerlach's valvula
Gerlier's disease
Germ
Germain
Germaine
German
German-American
German-Canadian
German-like
German-speaking (current term)
German American
German Autumn
German Democratic Republic
German East Africa
German Empire
German Evangelical Church
German Luftwaffe
German Nazi
German Ocean
German Order
German Rex
German Rexes
German Sea
German Shepherd

Literary usage of German-speaking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1884)
"The German-speaking portion embraced the Reformation and was subject to the Counts of Rappoltstein, while the French inhabitants were Roman Catholic and ..."

2. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"... United States is unmistakable, the extent of that influence in other non-German- speaking nations is less clear, with the notable exception of Finland. ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The following table gives the results of semi-official estimates for 1875:— The German-speaking nations in their various branches and dialects are found to ..."

4. Yearbook of American Churches: 1st -40th Issue; 1915-1972 by Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America (1922)
"This new organization was in no sense a schism from any other body, but a natural development on the part of the German-speaking congregations of that ..."

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