'Germanism' definitions:

Definition of 'Germanism'

From: WordNet
noun
A custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens

Definition of 'Germanism'

From: GCIDE
  • Germanism \Ger"man*ism\, n. [Cf. F. germanisme.]
  • 1. An idiom of the German language. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. --J. W. Alexander. [1913 Webster]