Teuto-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the Teutons or to the (early) Germanic peoples generally. morpheme

    "Still better would be Teuto-Celtic or Teuto-British. Of Ireland and Scotland I have already spoken incidentally. The Irish have a Teutonic element in their blood dating back to the ninth century, […]"

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the Germans or Germany. morpheme

    "The originally Teutophilic narrative veers decidedly in a new direction when an entry from a Francophilic 'American correspondent,' whose language is incongruently lush and hyperbolic, depicts Germans using tactics and combat procedures ..."

Synonyms

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germano

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"Still better would be Teuto-Celtic or Teuto-British. Of Ireland and Scotland I have already spoken incidentally. The Irish have a Teutonic element in their blood dating back to the ninth century, […]"

Etymology

From Teuton + -o-; compare Afro-, Sino-, Turko-.

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