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High-Dutch

High-Dutch is the alternative form of High Dutch.

Meaning of High Dutch

Proper noun

High Dutch

  1. (US) Pennsylvania Dutch, particularly the Fancy Dutch.
  2. (South Africa) The standard Dutch language, especially the literary Dutch language of the Netherlands, as contrasted with Cape Dutch or Afrikaans.
  3. (archaic) High German.
    • The Emperor Charles V, made almoſt the ſame Obſervation, when he ſaid, That if he were to ſpeak to his Horſe, it ſhould be in High-Dutch.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Studious to Learn the Language, the Houyhnhnm His Master Assists in Teaching Him. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […]...

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Questions about High-Dutch

What is High-Dutch the alternative form of?
High-Dutch is the alternative form of High Dutch.

Words near High-Dutch in the dictionary

  1. high-density
  2. high-density lipoprotein
  3. high-density lipoproteins
  4. high-dividend yield trap
  5. high-dividend yield traps
  6. High-Dutch
  7. high-end
  8. high-endness
  9. high-energy
  10. high-entropy alloy
  11. high-entropy alloys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: High-Dutch (page history and authors); High Dutch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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