non-Germanic
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a word derived from
Germanic.
Example Sentences
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From the east came nomadic raiders, the Magyars, a non-Germanic people who migrated from the steppes of central Asia.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
After the war the Third Reich would be expected to contain many non-Germanic nationalities.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The only doubt has been as to how far it was exclusively Keltic—i.e., non-Germanic.
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The philological difficulty of their speaking a non-Germanic dialect is not insurmountable.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
To begin with the south: in Zeeland the population has quite given up the former probably non-Germanic language.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various