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West Central German

West Central German noun: one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.

Noun

West Central German (uncountable)

  1. One of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
    Synonyms:
    West Middle German

Adjective

West Central German (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects
    Synonyms:
    West Middle German

Synonyms of West Central German

  • West Middle German

Origin of West Central German

Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.

Questions about West Central German

What does West Central German mean?
West Central German means one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
What part of speech is West Central German?
West Central German can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near West Central German in the dictionary

  1. West Carisac
  2. West Carlton
  3. West Carolina
  4. West Carroll Parish
  5. West Carson
  6. West Central German
  7. West Champaran
  8. West Chatham
  9. West Chelmsford
  10. West Chester
  11. West Chesterfield

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