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Low German

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Noun

1. low german, plattdeutsch

a German dialect spoken in northern Germany

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Low German

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noun
a language of N Germany, spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German
. Also called: Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG See also German (sense 1), High German (sense 1)

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Low German

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1. 
Plattdeutsch
2. 
the West Germanic languages, except for High German, of the Germanic branch of Indo-European, represented by Old Low Franconian, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old English, and their later stages, including Dutch, Plattdeutsch, English, and Frisian
see also High German

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Low German

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n.
1. The German dialects of northern Germany. Also called Plattdeutsch.
2. The continental West Germanic languages except High German.

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