Low German

/ˌloʊ ˌˈdʒʌrmən/
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Other forms: Low Germans

Definitions of Low German
  1. noun
    a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
    synonyms: Plattdeutsch
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    types:
    Old Saxon
    Low German prior to 1200
    Middle Low German
    Low German from 1100 to 1500
    type of:
    West Germanic, West Germanic language
    a branch of the Germanic languages
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