West Central German
Meanings
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-.
adj
- of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.
Synonyms
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