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germanic

/ˈɡɜːrmənɪk/ adjective · British & US
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What does germanic mean?

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the Germanic peoples or their languages, or of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. In linguistics, Germanic refers to the group of languages that includes English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Faroese.

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"The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, and they are spoken by millions of people around the world."

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