how to pronounce germanic

/dʒɚˈmænɪk/

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germanic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of germanic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… were the germanic tribes i got this from …”

meanings of germanic

adjective:

Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
Of or containing germanium.
Having German characteristics.
Containing germanium with a valence of 4.

name:

The group of Indo-European languages that developed from Germanic.
The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages such as Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Yiddish, and Scandinavian languages developed.

noun:

A native of Germania.

germanic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word germanic occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.