noun
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a German idiom, custom, or characteristic
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German society or civilization
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Etymology
Origin of Teutonism
Example Sentences
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The sagas of the Lombard cycle are the poetic crystallization of the spread of Teutonism over the world of the Orient; they symbolize the national thirst for adventure and strife.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
At the symphony concerts in London one can hear not only Beethoven, but Wagner, who is almost modern in his aggressive Teutonism.
From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by White, William Allen
It is simply this; that if Teutonism be used for comprehension it cannot be used for conquest.
From The Crimes of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
The Danes expected protection from England; and if there had been any sincerity in the ideal side of our Teutonism they ought to have had it.
From The Crimes of England by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
There was a time when Teutonism played a great role in our national life.
From The Coming Conquest of England by Niemann, August
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