Of or relating to Germany or the German people; German; also used as a historical term for a specific type of sword dance or military drill.
From Middle French 'Allemagne' and Old French 'Alemaigne,' referring to the Alemanni, a Germanic tribe. The word evolved from the tribal name to mean 'German' in general across Romance languages.
The Alemanni were a fierce Germanic tribe that fought Rome for centuries, and their name stuck around so stubbornly that French still calls Germany 'Allemagne'—the Alemanni's victory in the language game!
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