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
noun
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Example Sentences
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Warsaw had been asking for the return of the Teutonic Order archives since 1948.
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
Two teddy bears wearing lederhosen watch over a variety of Teutonic wines — each bear holding its own bottle — near the pickles and coffee.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
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
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
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