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Germanic

adjective
 
 
/dʒəˈmæn.ɪk/ US  /dʒɚ-/

Definition

typical of German people or things: Germanic efficiencyNationalities specialized belonging or relating to the group of languages that includes German, English, and Swedish: a Germanic languageLanguage names
(Definition of Germanic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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