High German

High German

n.1. German as indigenously spoken and written in Austria, Switzerland, and central and southern Germany.2. The standard variety of German used as the official language in Germany and Austria and as one of the official languages in Switzerland.

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[Translation of German Hochdeutsch : hoch, high (from the mountainous terrain of the area in which it originated) + Deutsch, German.]

High German

n 1. (Languages) the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany. Abbreviation: HG See also German¹, Low German 2. (Languages) any of the German dialects of S Germany, Austria, or Switzerland

High′ Ger′man

n. the group of West Germanic dialects spoken in central and S Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, including standard literary German, which has combined features of several dialects.

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