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Plattdeutsch

 
Dictionary: Platt·deutsch   (plät'doich') pronunciation

n.
See Low German (sense 1).

[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).]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
  Synonym: Low German


 
 
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Low German (German dialects of northern Germany)
Heinrich Burmester (person)
Pennsylvania Dutch (descendants of German and Swiss immigrants)

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