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: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin.

A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Rhine, Elbe, and upper Danube Rivers in Central Europe, taken as a whole under its various governments.

The principal state in this country, including

(historical, uncommon) The socialist republic formed in 1949 with its capital at Berlin, more often known in English as East Germany.

(historical) A republic formed in 1918 with its capital at Berlin, inclusive of the Nazi regime who controlled it after 1933.

(historical) An empire formed by Prussia in 1871 with its capital at Berlin.

(historical) A nominal medieval kingdom forming part of the Carolingian and Holy Roman Empires; (metonymic, now uncommon) the Holy Roman Empire in its entirety; (metonymic, obsolete) the Austrian Habsburg empire in its entirety.

(historical, now obsolete) The German Sprachraum; the countries and territories within Europe where German is or was the primary language.

(uncommon) A male given name.

(uncommon) A surname.

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana, United States.

An unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.

(countable, historical) The various states in this country either over time or during periods of disunity and division, sometimes (inexact) inclusive of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria-Hungary's other holdings.