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High German definition

High German

  1. the group of West Germanic dialects spoken in central and S Germany
  2. the official and literary form of the German language, technically called New High German

Etymology: calque of Ger hochdeutsch (see high & Deutschland): so named because orig. spoken chiefly in the higher regions of Germany

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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