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Meaning of TEUTONIC

Pronunciation:  too'tânik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
  2. [adj]  of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
 

TEUTONIC is a 8 letter word that starts with T.

 

 Synonyms: German, Germanic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Teu*ton"ic\, a. [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or
    Teutones. See {Teuton}.]
    1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons;
       Germanic.
    
    2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the
       peoples who speak these languages.
    
    {Teutonic languages}, 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.
    
    {Teutonic order}, 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.
    
    
  2. \Teu*ton"ic\, n.
    The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages,
    collectively.
    
    
 

 

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