Germania

G2E1R1M3A1N1I1A1

proper noun

An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.
  2. A personification of Germany or Germans as a whole.

    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
    3 more examples

    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

    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

    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
  3. humorousoffensivesometimesGermany.

    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)
  4. historicalA city proposed during the Nazi era to take over from Berlin as the German capital.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. LatinGermānus
  2. LatinGermānī
  3. LatinGermānia
  4. EnglishGermania

From Latin Germānia. Doublet of Germany.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan Germània
  • Germàniahistorical region
Chinese Mandarin 日耳曼尼亞 /日耳曼尼亚
  • 日耳曼尼亞 /日耳曼尼亚 (Rì'ěrmànníyà)historical region
Danish Germanien
  • Germanienhistorical region
Finnish Germania
  • Germaniahistorical region
French Germanie
  • Germaniehistorical region
German Germanien
  • Germanienhistorical region
Latin Germānia
  • Germāniahistorical region
Polish Germania
  • Germaniahistorical region
Portuguese Germânia
  • Germâniahistorical region
Spanish Germania
  • Germaniahistorical region
Swedish Germanien
  • Germanienhistorical region

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Germania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germania

MLA

“Germania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germania. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Germania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germania.

Source: Germania on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.