High German

1. (countable)A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker.

   Hochdeutschen

2. (countable, uncountable)Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany.

   Hochdeutsch

3. (countable, uncountable)The standard variety of High German as spoken and written throughout the German language area.

   Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch

   the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

1. Low German and High German are separate languages.

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2. Are High German and Low German the same language?

   ruВерхненемецкий и нижненемецкий — это один и тот же язык? — Wezel

   deSind Hochdeutsch und Niederdeutsch dieselbe Sprache? — shekitten

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3. Low German is closer to Frisian than to High German.

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4. The Swabians are capable of anything, apart from speaking High German.

   deSchwaben können alles, außer Hochdeutsch. — Esperantostern

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5. The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.

   deDer deutsche Spitzensteuersatz fängt bei einem relativ niedrigen Einkommen an. — Esperantostern

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