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West Germanic
West Germanicn. A subdivision of the Germanic languages that includes High German, Low German, Yiddish, Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and English.West Germanic n (Languages) a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects West′ German′ic
n. the branch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Dutch, and German. Abbr.: WGmc [1890–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | West Germanic - a branch of the Germanic languagesWest Germanic languageGermanic, Germanic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West GermanicEnglish, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countriesGerman language, High German, German - the standard German language; developed historically from West GermanicLow German, Plattdeutsch - a German dialect spoken in northern GermanyDutch - the West Germanic language of the NetherlandsFrisian - a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English |
AcronymsSeeWGMCWest Germanic
Synonyms for West Germanicnoun a branch of the Germanic languagesSynonymsRelated Words- Germanic
- Germanic language
- English
- English language
- German language
- High German
- German
- Low German
- Plattdeutsch
- Dutch
- Frisian
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