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Platt⋅deutsch

  [plaht-doich]
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–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.]
Platt·deutsch   (plät'doich')   
n.  See Low German.

[German (translation of Dutch Platduits, Low German) : platt, low, flat (from Middle Dutch plat, from Old French; see plate) + German Deutsch, German (from Middle High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, of the people; see teutā- in Indo-European roots).]
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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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