noun
the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
• Syn: ↑German, ↑High German
• Regions: ↑Germany, ↑Federal Republic of Germany, ↑Deutschland, ↑FRG
• Hypernyms: ↑West Germanic, ↑West Germanic language
• Hyponyms: ↑Old High German, ↑Middle High German, ↑Yiddish, ↑Pennsylvania Dutch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.