What does "standard german" mean?

The standardised German (more precisely High German) language, especially as distinguished from High German varieties such as Bavarian or Luxembourgish, or from Low German.

Standard german

Q: What is a synonym for "standard german"?

Common synonyms include: academic german, baseline, benchmark, educated german, educational german, formal german.

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The standardised German (more precisely High German) language, especially as distinguished from High German varieties such as Bavarian or Luxembourgish, or from Low German. uncountable

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academic german baseline benchmark educated german educational german formal german

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colloquial German dialect german dialect german dialekt

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