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teuton

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Teu⋅ton

  [toot-n, tyoot-n]
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–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
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Teu·ton   (tōōt'n, tyōōt'n)   
n.  

  1. A member of an ancient people, probably of Germanic or Celtic origin, who lived in Jutland until about 100 B.C.

  2. A member of any of the peoples speaking a Germanic language, especially a German.


[Latin Teutōnī, Teutons; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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