germanism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Germanism
    n 1: a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Germanism \Ger"man*ism\, n. [Cf. F. germanisme.]
   1. An idiom of the German language.
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   2. A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German
      mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. --J. W. Alexander.
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