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Germanic

Germanic Meaning & Definition
Germanic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Germanic?

[n] a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
[adj] of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
[adj] of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
[adj] of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Germanic: German | Germanic language | Teutonic

Related Terms | Find terms related to Germanic:

See Also | East Germanic | East Germanic language | Indo-European | Indo-European language | Indo-Hittite | Nordic | Norse | North Germanic | North Germanic language | Old Norse | Proto-Norse | Scandinavian | Scandinavian language | West Germanic | West Germanic language

Germanic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
\Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See {German}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy. 2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]

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