High German
- the group of West Germanic dialects spoken in central and S Germany
- the official and literary form of the German language, technically called New High German
See High German in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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noun- German as indigenously spoken and written in Austria, Switzerland, and central and southern Germany.
- 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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