An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.
Used in a Sentence
teutonic
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for teutonic.
Editorial note
For me, this Title-Thing is a teutonic trait but it's not tied to genes but tied to culture.
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Quick take
An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of teutonic gathered in one view.
Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
(dated or offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for teutonic.
noun
An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.
adjective
Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
adjective
(dated or offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
adjective
(archaic) Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Example sentences
For me, this Title-Thing is a teutonic trait but it's not tied to genes but tied to culture.
The Romans spent centuries withholding the northern tribes of Europe, like Picts and Teutonic peoples, the barbarians from the gate.
Polish Kingdom had a long-standing conflict against Teutonic Knights over Prussia (which is where Copernicus lived).
Prussian Confederation joined Poland to be defended against Teutonic Knights and Copernicus even participated in defence of Olsztyn castle against them.
But, the Boomer, Christian Zionist generation is dying out, along with older Germans (and Europeans) who still struggle with some Teutonic guilt.
Germany isn't doing so well out of the Euro either, once the mighty Bundesbank tuned its economy with Teutonic efficiency, but no more.
There's something particularly Teutonic about that thing with the turn signal switches.
I was thinking the divide in teutonic culture is not north and south but diagonal.
Czech hussites (protestants before Luter) participated in wars against Teutonic Knights on the Polish side, and Polish king supported them to some degree against Catholic crusades.
Here in the homeland of schadenfreude, the zeal for unmasking academic frauds also reflects certain Teutonic traits, including a rigid adherence to principle and a know-it-all streak.
I'm sure it isn't out of the goodness of their Teutonic hearts.
Its also worth placeholdering that PG’s role model is the aanglo neoEdwardian(?) (Bloomsbury) jMKeynes rather than the teutonic (neoVic) vonMises, considering the diverging hypernormal interpretations of their legacy.
Quote examples
From the article: "Is the story overblown Teutonic paranoia or a valid concern about the growing power of state surveillance?
Sermons must have a righteous tone and term "fascist", used correctly by Doctorow, has a long-standing colloquial connotation of teutonic allegiances during WW2, which emotionally overloads his diatribe.
I wouldn't subscribe to the word "fetish" but there is a certain "Teutonic Trait" here and the acadmic fraud cases are just one symptom of something deeper.
Proper noun examples
Teutonic town centre rush was ridiculous.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use teutonic in a sentence?
For me, this Title-Thing is a teutonic trait but it's not tied to genes but tied to culture.
What does teutonic mean?
An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.
What part of speech is teutonic?
teutonic is commonly used as noun, adjective.