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Teutonic

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Teutonic \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.

Teutonic \Teu*ton"ic\, n.
   The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages,
   collectively.

Source : WordNet®

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