Teutonic

Teutonic
Teutonically, adv.
/tooh ton"ik, tyooh-/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Teutons or Germans; German.
3. noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples.
4. (of languages) Germanic.
5. Nordic.
n.
6. Germanic.
[1580-90; TEUTON + -IC]

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