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teutophone

teutophone is the alternative letter-case form of Teutophone.

Adjective capitalized: Teutophone

Teutophone (not comparable)

  1. German-speaking.
    • Although numerous futuristic details are evoked—blepophones, nuclear hang-lines, portable artificial lungs for cancer victims, the transformation of the map of Europe into “Teutophone” and “Francophone” states—Burgess is at pains to keep the world recognizable.1990, Margaret Scanlan, “Anthony Burgess’s The End of the World News”, in Traces of Another Time: History and Politics in Postwar British Fiction, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN...
    • In the case of Germany, the idea of the Teutophone Volk existed prior to the unified German nation-state (which did not, and will not in the foreseeable future, encompass all of the German-speaking peoples).1997, Language Contact and Language Conflict: Proceedings of the International Ivar Aasen Conference, 14-15 November 1996, University of Oslo, Volda College, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    Germanophone

Noun capitalized: Teutophone

Teutophone (plural Teutophones)

  1. A speaker of the German language.
    • For non-Teutophones (?), the "GmbH" translations are as follows: / (mine) "Store with limited action" (actually makes some sense!) / Official: "Company with limited liability" / Unofficial: "Comrades with limited brain mass"1997 October 3, Karl W. Schneider, “Why VW will fail at upmarket strategy”, in rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled (Usenet)
    • Thanks for the short review, Gert. I think we (Teutophones) don't have to hear more to make a decision if we should buy this book.1998 May 26, Andreas Carl, “Critique of "Al Bundy - Das große Buch für Fans"”, in alt.tv.mwc (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    Germanophone

Synonyms of teutophone

Forms of teutophone

Noun
pluralteutophones
pluralTeutophones
Adjective
alternative formTeutonophone
alternative formteutonophone
alternative formteutophone

Origin of teutophone

From Teuto- + -phone.

Questions about teutophone

What does teutophone mean?
Teutophone means german-speaking.
What is teutophone the alternative letter-case form of?
Teutophone is the alternative letter-case form of Teutophone.
What part of speech is teutophone?
Teutophone can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near teutophone in the dictionary

  1. Teutophilism
  2. Teutophils
  3. Teutophobe
  4. Teutophobes
  5. Teutophobia
  6. teutophone
  7. teutophones
  8. Teutsch
  9. Teutsches
  10. Teuva
  11. Teuz

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