High Germany English

Meaning High Germany meaning

What does High Germany mean?

High Germany properNoun

— (dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

— (dated, linguistics) those areas where High German is traditionally spoken, i.e. central Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Alsace, Luxembourg, eastern Belgium, and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); at various historic times including different, often wider, territories.