Ger·man·ic
(ˌ)jər-ˈma-nik 
1
: german
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Germanic-speaking peoples
3
: of, relating to, or constituting Germanic
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic see Indo-European Languages Table
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Adjective
Germanic languages, such as German, English, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
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Adjective
More recently, the Vienna Museum discovered the skeletons of more than 129 Roman and Germanic soldiers.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Ritchey sees the fantastic as the foil to the Germanic Bildungsroman, which influenced continental Romantic arts across disciplines.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
Free to enter; 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 14, and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 15; 425 Rice St.
June 14–15 — Deutsche Tage, Germanic American Institute: The long-running annual German cultural festival returns with food, beer, music, dancing and more.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
These variations include all languages with Germanic, Romantic, Slavic, Indo-Iranian, and Celtic ancestry.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Germanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Germanic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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Germanic
1 of 2 adjective
Ger·man·ic
(ˌ)jər-ˈman-ik
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples speaking Germanic languages
2
: of or relating to Germanic
Germanic
2 of 2 noun
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, Gothic, and the Scandinavian languages
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