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  2. List of terms used for Germans - Wikipedia

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    A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterisation of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilisation and humanitarian values having ...

  3. Loin - Wikipedia

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    When the long tunic of the Ancient era was the typical garment, the phrase "gird one's loins" described the process of raising and securing the lower portion of the tunic between one's legs to increase mobility for work or battle. [15] In the modern age, it has become an idiom meaning to prepare oneself for action, as in:

  4. List of people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic ...

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    *Heðaningas, from the personal name Heoden or maybe meaning "people of the skins". The German form may show a phonetic development of -tl- to -gl- or have been influenced by the place name Högling near Tegernsee. [161] Ethnic name of Heoden's people.

  5. Armor of God - Wikipedia

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    These pieces are described in Ephesians as follows: loins girt with truth (belt of truth), breastplate of righteousness, shoes with the preparation of the gospel of peace (peace), shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit/word of God. [2] The helmet of Salvation and the breastplate of Righteousness also appear in Isaiah ...

  6. Gird your loins! Jockstraps are still holding up after 150 years

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    “A lot of people, me included, will do both. We wear jockstraps as a way to have support without having too much fabric, and put compression shorts over to take care of chafing. I have thick ...

  7. Category:German people - Wikipedia

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    Classification: People: By nationality: German also: Countries : Germany : People See also the categories German families , Works by German people , and Wikipedia categories named after German people

  8. Germans - Wikipedia

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    In some contexts, people of German descent are also called Germans. [2] [1] In historical discussions the term "Germans" is also occasionally used to refer to the Germanic peoples during the time of the Roman Empire. [1] [9] [10] The German endonym Deutsche is derived from the Old High German term diutisc, which means "ethnic" or "relating to ...

  9. Stereotypes of Germans - Wikipedia

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    Germans were characterised as rapacious Huns during the First World War.This followed the Kaiser's Hun speech during the Boxer rebellion. [1]Stereotypes of Germans include real or imagined characteristics of the German people used by people who see the German people as a single and homogeneous group.