Central German

noun

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-.

Similar
Middle German
OriginGerman Mitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch →
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Meanings

nounCentral German (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne 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-.

    Synonyms: Middle German

adjective
  1. not comparableof the Central German dialects

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne 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-.

Similar
Middle German

Origin

  1. GermanMitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch
  2. EnglishCentral German

Calque of German Mitteldeutsch/mitteldeutsch.

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Translations

Bengali কেন্দ্রীয় আলমানী
  • কেন্দ্রীয় আলমানী (kendriẏô almanī)Translations
German Mitteldeutsch, mitteldeutsch
  • MitteldeutschTranslations
  • mitteldeutschTranslations
Polish dialekt środkowy języka niemieckiego, niemiecki środkowy
  • dialekt środkowy języka niemieckiegoTranslations
  • niemiecki środkowyTranslations
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APA

Central German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20German

MLA

“Central German.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20German. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central German,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20German.

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