Meaning of TEUTON
| Pronunciation: | | 'tootn
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- [n] a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
- [n] someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Teu"ton\, n.; pl. E. {Teutons}, L. {Teutones}. [L.
Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably
akin to E. Dutch. Cf. {Dutch}.]
1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to
any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to
designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in
distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.
2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or
Aryan, family.
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