Teuton
Americannoun
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a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
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a native of Germany or a person of German origin.
adjective
noun
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a member of an ancient Germanic people from Jutland who migrated to S Gaul in the 2nd century bc : annihilated by a Roman army in 102 bc
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a member of any people speaking a Germanic language, esp a German
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Teuton
1720–30; < Latin Teutonī (plural) tribal name < Germanic
Example Sentences
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According to Jack Brickhouse, the DuMont Network got 5,000 letters and telegrams denouncing the Teuton Terror, as Schmidt was known.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2013
Grand Teuton According to the story, as ghastly as it is apparently untrue, Cologne, Germany, once hosted the martyrdom of 11,000 virgin handmaidens.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2012
But under the stewardship of Tomas Maier, a Teuton known for his exacting standards, it has dutifully been churning out cruise lines since 2008.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2012
Her claim upon German Ambassador Leopold von Hoesch is that she is not only "Miss Germany" but also the grandniece of that gloomy Teuton, Philosopher Immanuel Kant.
From Time Magazine Archive
They exalted, as Hegel said, the virtue of resignation, of continency, of obedience, above the great old Pagan virtues, which ought to distinguish a Teuton.
From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Egan, Maurice Francis
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