Germanic

adj.

1. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or its people, language, or culture.
   2. Of or relating to the Teutons.
2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that comprises North Germanic, West Germanic, and the extinct East Germanic.
3. Of or relating to a member of a Germanic-speaking people.

n.
The Germanic branch of Indo-European.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
  Synonym: Germanic language

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The adjective Germanic has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the language of Germans
  Pertains to noun: Germanic (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
  Synonym: Teutonic
  Pertains to noun: Teuton (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: of a more or less German nature; somewhat German
  Synonyms: German, Teutonic
  Pertains to noun: Germany (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - germansk
n. - germansk, urgermansk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Germaans, Duits

Français (French)
adj. - (Ling) germanique
n. - germanique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - germanisch, deutsch
n. - ...germanisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γερμανικός

Italiano (Italian)
germanico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - germânico

Русский (Russian)
германский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - germánico
n. - germánico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - germansk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
德国的, 德国人的, 日耳曼人的, 德国作风的, 日耳曼语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 德國的, 德國人的, 日耳曼人的, 德國作風的
n. - 日耳曼語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독일[사람]의
n. - 독일 말

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ドイツの, ゲルマン民族の, ゲルマン語派の
n. - ゲルマン語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) الماني, جرماني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גרמני, של הגרמנים, מאפיין גרמנים, של הסקנדינבים, האנגלו-סקסונים או הגרמנים, משפחת לשונות צפון-אירופית, שפת היסוד ממנה התפצלו הלשונות הגרמניות, מכיל גרמניום, במיוחד במצב ארבע-ערכי (כימיה)‬
n. - ‮משפחת לשונות צפון-אירופית, שפת היסוד ממנה התפצלו הלשונות הגרמניות‬

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