HyperDic: high_german

English > 1 sense of the expression High German:
NOUNcommunicationHigh German, German, German languagethe standard German language
English > High German: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic.
SynonymsGerman, German language
Category ofFrauA German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
FrauleinA German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
HerrA German courtesy title or form of address for a man
RegionGermany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRGA republic in central Europe
NarrowerMiddle High GermanHigh German from 1100 to 1500
Old High GermanHigh German prior to 1200
Pennsylvania DutchA dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
YiddishA dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
BroaderWest Germanic, West Germanic languageA branch of the Germanic languages
Spanishalemana, alemán
Catalanalemany, alt alemany

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