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Plattdeutsch

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Platt·deutsch  (plätdoich)
n.
See Low German.
[German (translation of Dutch Platduits, Low German) : platt, low, flat (from Middle Dutch plat, from Old French; see plate) + German Deutsch, German (from Middle High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, of the people; see teut- in Indo-European roots).]
Plattdeutsch (German) [ˈplatdɔytʃ]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) another name for Low German
[literally: flat (that is, low) German]
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Noun1.Plattdeutsch - a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
Low German
West Germanic, West Germanic language - a branch of the Germanic languages
Old Saxon - Low German prior to 1200
Middle Low German - Low German from 1100 to 1500


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