Definitions for: Germanic


[n] a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
[adj] of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
[adj] of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
[adj] of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ger*man"ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.


Ger*man"ic, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See
German, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.

2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]

Synonyms: German, Germanic language, Teutonic

See Also: East Germanic, East Germanic language, Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language, Old Norse, Proto-Norse, Scandinavian, Scandinavian language, West Germanic, West Germanic language

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