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Meaning of 'germanic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Germanic [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
2 . Germanic [ n.]
- Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
- Teutonic.

Meaning of 'germanic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . germanic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
Example in sentence:
  • Germanic mythology;
  • Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to the language of Germans
Example in sentence:
  • the Germanic sound shifts

Nearby Words:

gerah geraniaceous geraniine geranine geranium gerant gerbe gerbil gerbille gerboa

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