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Mennonite Low German

Mennonite Low German proper noun: a variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.).

Proper noun

Mennonite Low German

  1. A variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)
    Synonyms:
    Plautdietsch, Plauttdietsch

Synonyms of Mennonite Low German

Origin of Mennonite Low German

From Mennonite + Low German, because Mennonites were the ones to carry it out of Prussia.

Questions about Mennonite Low German

What does Mennonite Low German mean?
Mennonite Low German means a variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.).
What part of speech is Mennonite Low German?
Mennonite Low German is a proper noun.

Words near Mennonite Low German in the dictionary

  1. Menno
  2. Mennock
  3. Mennonist
  4. Mennonists
  5. Mennonite
  6. Mennonite Low German
  7. Mennonites
  8. Mennonitism
  9. Mennos
  10. menny
  11. Meno

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