high germany
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Southern Germany, a region of high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.
Dated
name
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.
Dated
Example Sentences
- "Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons..."
Etymology
Usage
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Higher Germany
South Germany
Southern Germany