Teutonic
Americanadjective
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characteristic of or relating to the German people
Teutonic thoroughness
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of or relating to the ancient Teutons
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(not used in linguistics) of or relating to the Germanic languages
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The items reportedly also include documents from the Teutonic Order -- a Catholic brotherhood of crusading knights active in the Middle Ages.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
The eastern Baltic was one of the last corners of Europe to adopt writing and Christianity, Shiroukhov notes, converting at sword-point in the 1200s as part of a “northern Crusade” by Teutonic knights from Germany.
From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024
A missing child sets off this time-spanning, time-traveling, mind-bending multifamily drama, long on Teutonic sorrow and shades of gray.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Teutonic discipline, a robust health care system and the rollout of multiple vaccines — one of them homegrown — were meant to stave off a winter surge of the kind that hit Germany last year.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
Stephen Kellner, with his long legs and Teutonic jumping strength, was an excellent fire jumper.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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