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Definition of Germanic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Germanic

adjective
 
/dʒɜːˈmænɪk/
 
/dʒɜːrˈmænɪk/
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  1. connected with or considered typical of Germany or its people
    • She had an almost Germanic regard for order.
  2. connected with the language family that includes German, English, Dutch and Swedish among others
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin Germanicus, from Germanus, used to designate related peoples of central and northern Europe, a name perhaps given by Celts to their neighbours.
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