Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See
{German}, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]
Source : WordNet®
Germanic
n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members
that are spoken currently fall into two major groups:
Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic language}]
Germanic
adj 1: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic
sound shifts"
2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages;
"Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and
British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: {Teutonic}]
3: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic
peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes
Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: {German}, {Teutonic}]