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german shepherd

ger·man shep·herd
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jur-muh n shep-erd]
    • /ˈdʒɜr mən ˈʃɛp ərd/
    • /ˈdʒɜː.mən ˈʃep.əd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jur-muh n shep-erd]
    • /ˈdʒɜr mən ˈʃɛp ərd/

Definitions of german shepherd words

  • noun german shepherd one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled, black-and-tan, or black, used especially in police work and as a guide for the blind. 1
  • noun german shepherd breed of large dog 1
  • countable noun german shepherd A German shepherd is a large, usually fierce dog that is used to guard buildings or by the police to help them find criminals. 0
  • noun german shepherd any of a breed of large dog somewhat resembling a wolf, with a bushy tail and erect ears, developed in Germany to herd sheep, now often used as a guard dog, a police dog, and a guide for the blind 0
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Origin of german shepherd

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; shepherd probably as translation of German Schäferhund

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Parts of speech for German shepherd

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of German shepherd

german shepherd popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

german shepherd usage trend in Literature

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