''Hochdeutsch'' is a
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
word which literally translates to "High German" and may refer to:
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High German languages
The High German languages (, i.e. ''High German dialects''), or simply High German ( ) – not to be confused with Standard High German which is commonly also called "High German" – comprise the varieties of German spoken south of the Ben ...
or High German dialects (''hochdeutsche Mundarten''), today mostly called Upper German dialects (''oberdeutsche Mundarten'')
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Standard German
Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (, , or, in Switzerland, ), is the umbrella term for the standard language, standardized varieties of the German language, which are used in formal contexts and for commun ...
, the standardized variety of the German language, which encompasses:
** ''Bundesdeutsches Hochdeutsch'' or
German Standard German
** ''Österreichisches Hochdeutsch'' or
Austrian Standard German
** ''Schweizer Hochdeutsch'' or
Swiss Standard German
Swiss Standard German (SSG; ), or Swiss High German ( or ; ), referred to by the Swiss as , or , is the written form of one (German language, German) of four languages of Switzerland, national languages in Switzerland, besides French language, Fr ...
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