Phrase guide
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Sound
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adj
of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: West Middle German
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: West Middle German
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
