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German
Proper noun
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German is the language in Germany.
German
Noun
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A German is a person who comes from Germany.
German
Adjective
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Something or someone that is German comes from Germany.
My friend Dagmar is German.
I bought a German car last year.
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Some people call themselves German because their family came from Germany, even if they have never been to Germany.
Mr. Schwartz is German, his grandmother came to the U.S. from Germany.
Christian
Noun
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A Christian is a person who believes in salvation from sin through Jesus of Nazareth, called Jesus Christ or Jesus the Christ.
He is a conservative Christian.
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To some religions, a Christian is someone who has a certain spiritual way of being. This is said to be from being spiritually born with the help of Jesus Christ. This is someone who has been saved from sin.
The Baptist preacher said that most Baptists are not really Christians.
Christian
Proper noun
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Christian is a male given name.
Hans Christian Andersen is famous for writing books of fairy tales.
Christian
Adjective
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If you are Christian then you are a Christian. (See noun above.)
Yes, she is Christian.
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If something is Christian, it has to do with Christianity.
Being saved from sin by Christ is a Christian idea.
Christmas is a Christian holiday.
They went to a Christian church.
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If something you do is Christian it something Christians are supposed to do.
It is not Christian to steal from people.