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Low german

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    in, of or relating to Low German
Noun
  1. 1
    A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language. uncountable
  2. 2
    a German dialect spoken in northern Germany wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

See low (as in lowland) and German, because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany. See also High German in contrast.

Etymology 2

See low (as in lowland) and German, because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany. See also High German in contrast.

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