Teutonic

American  

[too-ton-ik, tyoo-] / tuˈtɒn ɪk, tyu- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Teutons.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons or Germans; German.

3. noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples.

4. (of languages) Germanic.

5. Nordic.

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noun

1. Germanic.

Teutonic British  

/ tjuːˈtɒnɪk /

adjective

1. characteristic of or relating to the German people

   Teutonic thoroughness

2. of or relating to the ancient Teutons

3. (not used in linguistics) of or relating to the Germanic languages

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noun

1. an obsolete name for Germanic

Other Word Forms

• Teutonically adverb
• anti-Teutonic adjective
• non-Teutonic adjective
• pro-Teutonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Teutonic

First recorded in 1580–90; Teuton + -ic

Example Sentences

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

That visit to Teutonic lands exceeded her expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

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

The decision to name his son Bahram Bahrami must have sprung from the same well of Teutonic Nihilism that led Stephen Kellner to choose Grover as my middle name.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram