Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- adjective Of or relating to the Germanic languages or their speakers.
- noun Germanic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to the Teutons; of or belonging to the peoples of Germanic origin; in the widest sense, pertaining to the Scandinavians, and to the peoples of Anglo-Saxon origin, as well as to German races proper.
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- German, subdivided into Low German and High German—the Low German tribe of tongues being the Anglo-Saxon or English, Old Saxon, Friesic or Frisian, Dutch and Flemish, and Low German proper (Platt-Deutsch), while the High German has been divided into three periods, viz., Old High German, Middle High German, and modern German
- Scandinavian, comprising Icelandic or Old Norse, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. See Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, etc.
- the Low German branch, including the Frisians, the Low Germans, the Dutch, the Flemings, and the English descended from the Jutes, Angles, and Saxons who settled in Britain
- the Scandinavian branch, including the Icelanders, the Norwegians, the Danes, and the Swedes.
- noun The language, or languages collectively, of the Teutonic or Germanic peoples.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons; Germanic.
- adjective Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples who speak these languages.
- adjective a group of languages forming a division of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and embracing the High German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian dialects and languages.
- adjective a military religious order of knights, established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it became master of all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it was abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an honorary order.
- noun The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to the ancient
Germanic people, theTeutons . - adjective Having qualities that are regarded as typical of
German people. - adjective obsolete The
Germanic branch of Indo-European family of languages
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
Etymologies
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Examples
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The names of these kings were mostly what we call Teutonic names; but those who write the almost entirely hagiological records did not say, and apparently did not ask, whether the populations were in this sense of unmixed blood.
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What all this will do for President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election chances is anyone's guess, and perhaps a strategy that appeals to Gallic class envy in the name of Teutonic fiscal rectitude will work.
French Tax Attack 2011
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Ive always been fascinated with the sources of most modern fantasy that lie in Teutonic,
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Barbarians the name Teutonic; and certainly many of its component tribes (though not all) appear to have certain religious customs, and even the names of certain gods, in common at the opening of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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This language was, in the first instance, the provincial Roman, and the Teutonic was the language of the courts, until the time of Charles the Bald.
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The Germanic languages (sometimes called Teutonic) are found in three parts of Europe today.
The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Louis Paul B��n��zet 1919
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It is the latter, the Teutonic, that is in the minor key, and full of wistful sadness.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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