German shepherd

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German shepherd

  • /ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/
  • /ˌd͡ʒɜɹ.mənˈʃɛ.pəɹd/

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A more commonly used shortening of German Shepherd Dog.

noun German shepherds

  1. countable A large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.

    Similar: alsatian, Alsatian shepherd, Alsatian wolf dog, German Shepherd Dog, Nazi Shepherd

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noun breed of dog

Españolpastor alemán
한국어셰퍼드 Syepeodeu
日本語ジャーマン・シェパード・ドッグ Jāman Shepādo Doggu, ドイツシェパード Doitsu Shepādo
中文德國牧羊犬 /德国牧羊犬 Déguó mùyángquǎn
Portuguêspastor-alemão
Françaisberger allemand, berger alsacien, berger d'Alsace
Deutschdeutscher Schäferhund
Italianopastore tedesco
Ελληνικάγερμανικός ποιμενικός germanikós poimenikós, λυκόσκυλο lykóskylo
Românăciobănesc german
Русскийнеме́цкая овча́рка neméckaja ovčárka
Tiếng Việtchó bẹc-giê
العربيةكَلْب راعٍ أَلْمَانِيّ kalb rāʕin ʔalmāniyy
עבריתרועה גרמני

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@misc{german_shepherd_2026,
  title = {German shepherd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/german%20shepherd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}