WebSwiss Standard German (German: Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (German: Schweizer Hochdeutsch or Schweizerhochdeutsch), referred to by the Swiss as Schriftdeutsch, or Hochdeutsch, is the written form of one of four official languages in Switzerland, besides French, Italian and Romansh. It is a variety of Standard German, …

WebPennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch or Pennsilfaanisch), referred to as Pennsylvania German in scholarly literature, is a variety of Palatine German, also known as Palatine Dutch, spoken by the Old Order Amish, Old Order Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other descendants of German immigrants in the United States and Canada. There are …

WebBavarian (German: Bairisch [ˈbaɪrɪʃ] (), Bavarian: Boarisch) or alternately Austro-Bavarian, is a West Germanic language, part of the Upper German family, together with Alemannic and East Franconian.. Bavarian is spoken by approximately 12 million people in an area of around 125,000 square kilometres (48,000 sq mi), making it the largest of all German …

WebGerman is the official and predominant spoken language in Germany. It is one of 23 official languages in the European Union, and one of the three working languages of the European Commission, along with English and French.Recognised native minority languages in Germany are Danish, Sorbian, North Frisian and Saterland Frisian.Further Low German …

WebDutch (Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ()) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. Afrikaans is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter language spoken, to some …

WebDuring the period, loan words were borrowed from Italian, German, and Yiddish. British acceptance of and resistance to Americanisms began during this period. Modern English. Title page from the second edition of the Dictionary. The first authoritative and full-featured English dictionary, the Dictionary of the English Language, was published by Samuel …

WebAlamannia, or Alemannia, was the kingdom established and inhabited by the Alemanni, a Germanic tribal confederation that had broken through the Roman limes in 213.. The Alemanni expanded from the Main River basin during the 3rd century and raided Roman provinces and settled on the left bank of the Rhine River from the 4th century.. Ruled by …

WebStuttgart (German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] (); Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʒ̊d̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest.Stuttgart has a …

WebNördlingen (German: [ˈnœʁt.lɪŋ.ən] (); Swabian: Nearle or Nearleng) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674.It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) east of Stuttgart, and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Munich.It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 25 km in diameter—the …

WebGerman dialects are the various traditional local varieties of the German language.Though varied by region, those of the southern half of Germany beneath the Benrath line are dominated by the geographical spread of the High German consonant shift, and the dialect continuum that connects German to the neighboring varieties of Low Franconian and …