German-American
Transatlantic ancestral identity
German-American describes people of German ancestry living in the United States, or things relating to both Germany and America.
As a noun, it refers to an American of German descent: German-Americans settled much of the Midwest.
As an adjective, it modifies cultural, historical, or diplomatic matters involving both nations: German-American relations, German-American heritage.
Inherited cultural legacy
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
diaspora · naturalized · descendant · ethnic · bicultural · roots · genealogy · Ellis Island
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- beer gardenOutdoor drinking establishment
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
pretzel · lederhosen · schnitzel · strudel · Christmas tree · accordion · oom-pah · biergarten
German-descended American subculture
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- HessianGerman soldier-for-hire, 1770s
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- GermantownHistoric Philadelphia neighborhood
Midwest · Cincinnati · Milwaukee · prohibition · brewing · Lutheran · immigration wave · farmstead
Byword for genius
- SteinwayLegendary piano manufacturer
- HeinzMajor condiment manufacturer
- BudweiserMajor American beer brand
- TrumpAmerican political surname
Eisenhower · Chrysler · Wernher von Braun · Astor · Boeing · Strauss · Pfizer · Rockefeller
Breaded fried meat slice
- sauerbratenTangy braised German beef
- spätzleGerman egg-dough pasta
- stollenTaken without consent
- liverwurstSpreadable organ-meat sausage
knockwurst · apple butter · scrapple · shoofly pie · funnel cake · red cabbage · potato pancake · pumpernickel
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
assimilation · diaspora · naturalized · descendant · ethnic · bicultural · roots · genealogy · Ellis Island · homeland
Oktoberfest
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- beer gardenOutdoor drinking establishment
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
sauerkraut · pretzel · lederhosen · schnitzel · strudel · Christmas tree · accordion · oom-pah · biergarten · kindergarten
Pennsylvania Dutch
German-descended American subculture
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- HessianGerman soldier-for-hire, 1770s
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
Germantown · Midwest · Cincinnati · Milwaukee · prohibition · brewing · Lutheran · immigration wave · farmstead · manifest
Einstein
Byword for genius
- SteinwayLegendary piano manufacturer
- HeinzMajor condiment manufacturer
- BudweiserMajor American beer brand
Trump · Eisenhower · Chrysler · Wernher von Braun · Astor · Boeing · Strauss · Pfizer · Rockefeller · Gehrig
schnitzel
Breaded fried meat slice
- sauerbratenTangy braised German beef
- spätzleGerman egg-dough pasta
- stollenTaken without consent
liverwurst · knockwurst · apple butter · scrapple · shoofly pie · funnel cake · red cabbage · potato pancake · pumpernickel · lager
- German Diasporaimmigrant communities, immigration waves, cultural centers, immigration records, dual heritage
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
- German peoplesGermans, ethnic Germans, Bavarians, Saxons, Hessians
- diaspora languagesPennsylvania Dutch, heritage language, heritage speakers, Yiddish
German-AmericanJapanese-American
Of dual national heritage
Chinese-American · African-American · Mexican-American · Korean-American · Vietnamese-American