(n) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic, Syn. Germanic language
(n) Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54), Syn. Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Claudius I
(n) Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68), Syn. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus
(adj) of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages, Syn. Germanic, Example:Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British; Germanic mythology
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