German shepherd
/ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/
German shepherd noun: a large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.
Noun
German shepherd (plural German shepherds)
- A large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.
- Synonyms:
- alsatian, Alsatian shepherd, Alsatian wolf dog, German Shepherd Dog, Nazi Shepherd
German shepherd meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
German shepherd in Malayalam
- breed of dog
- ജർമൻ ഷെപ്പേർഡ് jaṟmaṉ ṣeppēṟḍŭ
German shepherd in Arabic
- breed of dog
- كَلْب راعٍ أَلْمَانِيّ kalb rāʕin ʔalmāniyy
German shepherd in Malay
- breed of dog
- anjing gembala Jerman
German shepherd in Indonesian
- breed of dog
- anjing gembala Jerman
More languagesFewer languages
- German shepherd in Persian
- جرمن شپرد jarman šepard
- German shepherd in Thai
- เยอรมันเชฟเฟิร์ด yerráman chêffêrt
- German shepherd in Vietnamese
- chó bẹc-giê
Synonyms of German shepherd
- alsatian
- Alsatian shepherd
- Alsatian wolf dog
- German Shepherd Dog
- Nazi Shepherd
Forms of German shepherd
| plural | German shepherds |
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Origin of German shepherd
A more commonly used shortening of German Shepherd Dog.
Words formed from German shepherd
- German shepherdess
- German Sheprador
- Sheprador
Questions about German shepherd
- What does German shepherd mean?
- German shepherd means a large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.
- What is German shepherd in Malayalam?
- German shepherd in Malayalam is ജർമൻ ഷെപ്പേർഡ് (jaṟmaṉ ṣeppēṟḍŭ). See German shepherd meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is German shepherd?
- German shepherd is a noun.
- How do you pronounce German shepherd?
- German shepherd is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/.
- What is the plural of German shepherd?
- The plural of German shepherd is German shepherds.
Words near German shepherd in the dictionary
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