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Teutones definition

Teu·to·nes (to̵̅o̅t′'n ēz′, tyo̵̅o̅t′-)

plural noun

the members of an ancient people, variously thought to have spoken a Germanic or a Celtic language, that lived north of the Elbe in Jutland

Etymology: L < IE *teutonos, ruler < *teutā, people, crowd: see Deutschland

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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