Teutonic
Origin of Teutonic
1Other words from Teutonic
- Teu·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti-Teu·ton·ic, adjective
- non-Teu·ton·ic, adjective
- pro-Teu·ton·ic, adjective
Words Nearby Teutonic
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How to use Teutonic in a sentence
The attempt to “breed back” the Auroch of Teutonic legend was of a piece with the Nazi obsession with racial purity and eugenics.
Yet by equating their engineering with Teutonic rigor the Germans have created the impression of an exclusive proprietary quality.
The Germans knew they had a special sea creature in their Teutonic grip.
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer | Emily Shire | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe conducted a 24-year-long war against Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, and the Teutonic Knights, and lost.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself | P. J. O’Rourke | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was more about the way art looked: it should be as naturalistic as possible, and be made by Teutonic or Scandinavian artists.
Nazi Art Hoard Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Lost Art | Noah Charney | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
You might guess at the first glance that she had in her the blood of both the Teutonic and the Latin races.
Overland | John William De ForestUnluckily for Coronado, Clara was half Teutonic, and could comprehend the tone of her father's race.
Overland | John William De ForestEarly in the 5th century the Teutonic conquest of Gaul cut the island off from Rome.
In China kong means king, and in modern England king is a slightly decayed form of the Teutonic konig or kinig.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyThe grandmother of the Teutonic deity Tyr was a fierce giantess with nine hundred heads; his father was an enemy of the gods.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for Teutonic
/ (tjuːˈtɒnɪk) /
characteristic of or relating to the German people: Teutonic thoroughness
of or relating to the ancient Teutons
(not used in linguistics) of or relating to the Germanic languages
an obsolete name for Germanic
Derived forms of Teutonic
- Teutonically, adverb
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