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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Germānus Latin Germānī Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Germāniader. English Germania From Latin Germānia. Doublet of Germany.
Meanings
- (historical) An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.
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A personification of Germany or Germans as a whole.
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.
1898, John L[awson] Stoddard, John L. Stoddard’s Lectures; […], volume VII, Boston, Mass.: Balch Brothers Co.; Chicago, Ill.: Geo[rge] L. Shuman & Co., page 64: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.
1895 July, “Naval and Military Notes”, in The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume XXXIX, number 209, London, page 751: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.
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: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.
2019 October, Louis Golino, “Modern World Coins”, in The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, page 72:
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(humorous, offensive, sometimes) Germany.
Hey, German boy, go back to Germania!
1996 May 5, David X. Cohen, “Much Apu About Nothing”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 23, spoken by Nelson Muntz (Nancy Cartwright):
- (historical) A city proposed during the Nazi era to take over from Berlin as the German capital.
- A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.
Translations (13)
gl Xermania (historical region) · de Germanien (historical region) · fr Germanie (historical region) · ca Germània (historical region) · pt Germânia (historical region) · cmn 日耳曼尼亞 /日耳曼尼亚 (historical region) · pl Germania (historical region) · la Germānia (historical region) · fi Germania (historical region) · sv Germanien (historical region) · xcl Գերմանիա (historical region) · da Germanien (historical region) · es Germania (historical region)