Teuton noun. ['tju:t(ǝ)n] E18.
[Latin Teutoni, Teutones (pl.), from Indo-European base meaning 'people', 'country', 'land'.]
1. Hist. A member of a former northern European people inhabiting Jutland in the 4th cent. BC and combining with the Cimbrians in the 2nd cent. BC to devastate France and threaten the Roman republic, until heavily defeated by a Roman army. E18.

2. A member of a Teutonic nation; a member of any of the peoples speaking a Germanic language, esp. a German. M19.

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