teuton

2 definitions found

teuton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

teuton - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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