Phrase guide

Central German

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

of the Central German dialects

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

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-.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque of German Mitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: mitteldeutsch — Translations
  • Marathi: केंद्रीय जर्मन (kendrīy jarman) — Translations
  • Polish: niemiecki środkowy — Translations
  • Bengali: কেন্দ্রীয় আলমানী (kendriẏô almanī) — Translations
  • German: Mitteldeutsch — Translations
  • Marathi: केंद्रीय जर्मन (kendrīy jarman) — Translations
  • Polish: dialekt środkowy języka niemieckiego — Translations