Teuton

2 definitions found

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

  Teuton \Teu"ton\, n.; pl. E. {Teutons}, L. {Teutones}. [L.
     Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably
     akin to E. Dutch. Cf. {Dutch}.]
     1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to
        any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to
        designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in


        distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or
        Aryan, family.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Teuton
       n 1: someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
       2: a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from
          Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the
          Romans