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Teu·ton
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| 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. |
| 3. | Teutonic. |
[Origin: 1720–30; < L Teutonī (pl.) tribal name < Gmc
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| Teu·ton
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[Latin Teutōnī, Teutons; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| teuton | |
noun | |
| 1. | someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language |
| 2. | a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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