Germanic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See
     {German}, n.]
     1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
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     2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Germanic
       adj 1: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic
              sound shifts"
       2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages;
          "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and
          British"; "Germanic mythology" [syn: {Teutonic}]
       3: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic
          peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes
          Teutonic in their thoroughness" [syn: {German}, {Teutonic}]
       n : a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members
           that are spoken currently fall into two major groups:
           Scandinavian and West Germanic [syn: {Germanic language}]