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Low German

 
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–noun
1. the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG Compare High German (def. 1).
2. Plattdeutsch.
Origin:
1835–45
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Platt⋅deutsch

  [plaht-doich]
–noun
the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
Also called Low German.

Origin:
1825–35; < G: lit., flat (i.e., lowland) German
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Low German  
n.  

  1. The German dialects of northern Germany. Also called Plattdeutsch.

  2. The continental West Germanic languages except High German.


[Translation of German Niederdeutsch : nieder, low (from the lowland terrain of northern Germany) + Deutsch, German.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Plattdeutsch 
"Low German dialect of northern Germany," 1814, from Ger., from Du. platduits, lit. "flat (or low) German," from plat "flat, plain, clear" (see plat) + duits "German" (see Dutch).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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