Meanings
proper noun
- datedSouthern Germany, a region of high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.
Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...
1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2 - datedhuman sciencesthose areas where High German is traditionally spoken, i.e. central Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Alsace, Luxembourg, eastern Belgium, and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); at various historic times including different, often wider, territories.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Higher GermanySouth GermanySouthern Germany
Origin
From its higher elevation than Low Germany.
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