High German

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker.
 * 2) Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany.
 * 3) The standard variety of High German as spoken and written throughout the German language area.

Usage notes
The use of High German to refer exclusively to Standard High German (after German ) is sometimes avoided in scholarly discourse but may be found, especially otherwise.

Meronyms

 * (= Standard High German),

Related terms

 * (= Standard High German)
 * (= Standard High German)
 * (= Standard High German)
 * (= Standard High German)

Translations

 * German: (die) Hochdeutschen


 * Bengali: উচ্চ আলমানী
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 高地德語
 * Czech: hornoněmčina
 * Danish: højtysk
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: ülemsaksa keel
 * French:
 * Galician: alto alemán
 * Georgian: ზემოგერმანული, ზემოგერმანული ენა
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: Ard-Ghearmáinis
 * Luxembourgish: Houdäitsch
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Plautdietsch: Huachdietsch
 * Portuguese: alto alemão
 * Spanish: alto alemán
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: הויכדײַטש


 * Bengali: প্রমিত উচ্চ আলমানী
 * Danish: højtysk
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: Standardhochdeutsch, ,
 * Irish: Ard-Ghearmáinis
 * Malay: bahasa Jerman Halus, bahasa Jerman Selatan
 * Pennsylvania German: Hochdeitsch
 * Romanian: germană standard, limba germană standard
 * Swedish: standardtyska,
 * Yiddish: הויכדײַטש

Adjective

 * 1) From or pertaining to the southern region of Germany; speaking High German.
 * 2) Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German.
 * 1) Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * German: