anti-German
adjective
an·ti-Ger·man
ˌan-tē-ˈjər-mən 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward German people, policies, or culture
anti-German sentiments
anti-German protests
Examples of anti-German in a Sentence
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Lippmann produced anti-German fliers for the Army’s Military Intelligence Branch overseas, while Bernays developed influence campaigns on the home front for the CPI.
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Annalee Newitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
But there was a tremendous amount of anti-German sentiment in our country after the war.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
During World War I, Germany was considered the main enemy, and patriotic hysteria was fueled by anti-German sentiment.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
New era, new prejudice By the late 1800s, the children of 19th century immigrants – mostly northern Europeans – had largely assimilated into American society, despite the anti-German prejudice that was common during World War I.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The House of Windsor is the name of the modern British royal family, adopted in 1917 by King George V to replace the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha amid anti-German feelings in the United Kingdom following World War I.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Law and Justice used anti-German rhetoric and propaganda to mobilize certain parts of the Polish electorate, capitalizing on the public’s skepticism about Germany’s foreign policy choices, especially its treatment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
Opened in 1865, Mecklenburg Gardens was one of the very few German beer gardens to survive Prohibition and the anti-German sentiment during and after World War II.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
France, left to itself, attempted to form the new and quarreling states in Central Europe into an anti-German alliance, but its attempts turned out to be as ill-fated as the Maginot Line in the west.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2019
Annalee Newitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
But there was a tremendous amount of anti-German sentiment in our country after the war.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
During World War I, Germany was considered the main enemy, and patriotic hysteria was fueled by anti-German sentiment.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
New era, new prejudice By the late 1800s, the children of 19th century immigrants – mostly northern Europeans – had largely assimilated into American society, despite the anti-German prejudice that was common during World War I.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The House of Windsor is the name of the modern British royal family, adopted in 1917 by King George V to replace the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha amid anti-German feelings in the United Kingdom following World War I.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Law and Justice used anti-German rhetoric and propaganda to mobilize certain parts of the Polish electorate, capitalizing on the public’s skepticism about Germany’s foreign policy choices, especially its treatment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
Opened in 1865, Mecklenburg Gardens was one of the very few German beer gardens to survive Prohibition and the anti-German sentiment during and after World War II.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
France, left to itself, attempted to form the new and quarreling states in Central Europe into an anti-German alliance, but its attempts turned out to be as ill-fated as the Maginot Line in the west.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2019
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“Anti-German.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-German. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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