Germania

Proper noun

Germania

1. (historical) An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.
2. A personification of Germany or Germans as a whole.
   • The City of London standing, wearing a helmet surmounted by a dragon, resting her right hand upon a low throne, on which is seated Germania, and pointing with her left hand to the shipping in the river Thames. On her left, resting against a stone balustrade, is a shield bearing the arms, crest...1894, “Reception of the Emperor of Germany, 1891”, in Charles Welch, editor, Numismata Londinensia. Medals Struck by the Corporation of London to Commemorate Important Municipal Events 1831 to 1893....
   • In the evening the Kaiser gave a grand banquet in a large hall constructed in the form of a full-rigged sailing vessel of the 17th century, the stem being adorned by a colossal figure of Germania, wearing a winged helmet.1895 July, “Naval and Military Notes”, in The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume XXXIX, number 209, London, page 751
3. (humorous, offensive, sometimes) Germany.
   • Hey, German boy, go back to Germania!1996 May 5, David X. Cohen, “Much Apu About Nothing”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 23, spoken by Nelson Muntz (Nancy Cartwright)
4. (historical) A city proposed during the Nazi era to take over from Berlin as the German capital.
5. A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.