German lesson | instruction in the German language |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany, pointer and bloodhound |
German shepherd German shepherd dog German police dog alsatian | breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind |
black bee German bee | darkolored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin |
German cockroach Croton bug crotonbug water bug Blattella germanica | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe, a common household pest |
basin | a bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids, she mixed the dough in a large basin |
emesis basin | a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
slop basin slop bowl | a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table |
University of North Carolina | a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
washbasin handbasin washbowl lavabo wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
washbasin basin washbowl washstand lavatory | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe, where you can wash your hands and face, he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
North Atlantic Treaty | the treaty signed in by countries that established NATO |
German High German German language | the standard German language, developed historically from West Germanic |
Old High German | High German prior to |
Middle High German | High German from to |
Low German Plattdeutsch | a German dialect spoken in northern Germany |
Middle Low German | Low German from to |
Scandinavian Scandinavian language Nordic Norse North Germanic North Germanic language | the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland |
Norman-French Norman French Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
North Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
pfannkuchen german pancake | puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce |
North America | the nations of the North American continent collectively |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO | an international organization created in by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
Luftwaffe German Luftwaffe | the German airforce |
National Socialist German Workers' Party Nazi Party | the political party founded in Germany in and brought to power by Hitler in |
North Atlantic Council NAC | a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO, has political authority and powers of decision |
Arctic Arctic Zone North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
river basin basin watershed drainage basin catchment area catchment basin drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
detention basin | a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream |
retention basin | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream |
north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
North Cascades National Park | a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
north side | the side that is on the north |
North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
North American country North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
East Germany German Democratic Republic | a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic, established by the Soviet Union in , reunified with West Germany in |
Berlin German capital | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany |
North Yorkshire | a county in northern England |
North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea D.P.R.K. DPRK | a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, established in |
Pyongyang capital of North Korea | capital of North Korea and an industrial center, Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved |
Sabah North Borneo | a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo |
North Island | the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand, separated from South Island by Cook Strait |
Donets Basin Donbass Donbas | an industrial region in the Ukraine |
Union North | the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War), he has visited every state in the Union, Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union, the North's superior resources turned the scale |
North | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line |