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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But though Teutonism is indefinable, or at least is by the Teutons undefined, it is not unreal.
From The Crimes of England by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
In this the Germans rather resemble the Welsh, though heaven knows what becomes of Teutonism if they do.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
Similarly we have the terms Latinism, Hellenism, Teutonism, etc.
From Practical Exercises in English by Huber Gray Buehler
If there was any treaty binding Britain with Teutonism it is, to say the least of it, a lost scrap of paper—almost what one might call a scrap of waste paper.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
It is simply this; that if Teutonism be used for comprehension it cannot be used for conquest.
From The Crimes of England by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
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