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Teu⋅ton
[toot-n, tyoot-n]
–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. |
–adjective
| 3. | Teutonic. |
Origin:
1720–30; < L Teutonī (pl.) tribal name < Gmc
1720–30; < L Teutonī (pl.) tribal name < Gmc

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Teuton
Teu"ton\, n.; pl. E. Teutons, L. Teutones. [L. Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch. Cf. Dutch.]1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race. 2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family.
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