Central German
adjEtymology Calque of German Mitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch.
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of the Central German dialects
Central German
nounEtymology Calque of German Mitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch.
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One of two major dialect groups of the High German language which is spoken primarily in central Germany, Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeastern Limburg (in the Netherlands); distinguished from Upper German by the preservation of Proto-Germanic *-pp- and *-mp-.
- Synonyms
- Middle German
- Coordinate terms
- Upper German
- Holonyms
- High German
- Meronyms
- West Central German, West Middle German, East Central German, East Middle German