Germanic Definition & Meaning
germanic
- adjective
- of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts"
- of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
- noun
- a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
Words that rhyme with germanic
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