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日耳曼

Mandarin · pinyin Rì ěr màn

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
曼: màn · long, extended, vast; beautiful

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4–3–4 · Ri4 er3 man4

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name

(historical) short for 日耳曼尼亞／日耳曼尼亚 (Rì'ěrmànníyà, “Germania”)

adj

Germanic (relating to the Germanic peoples, such as the Dutch, Germans, Scandinavians or the English)
(linguistics) Germanic (relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic)

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