noun 1.a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
2.a native of Germany or a person of German origin.
Origin:
1720–30; < Latin Teutonī (plural) tribal name < Germanic
Related forms an·ti-Teu·ton, adjective, noun
non-Teu·ton, noun, adjective