Teuton

/ˈtutn/
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Other forms: Teutons

Definitions of Teuton
  1. noun
    a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
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    Goth
    one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
    Ostrogoth
    a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
    Visigoth
    a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
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    European
    a native or inhabitant of Europe
  2. noun
    someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
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    German
    a person of German nationality
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