# Hochdeutsch

Hochdeutsch is a German proper name meaning “Standard High German, High German (including the colloquial; antonym of dialect)”.

## In other languages

- Русский: «высокий» литературный немецкий язык
- Українська: літературна німецька мова

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ Standard High German, High German (including the colloquial; antonym of dialect)
   - Viele junge Leute sprechen nur noch Hochdeutsch. — Many young people only speak Standard High German.

## Related words

- Synonym: Standarddeutsch
- Antonym: Niederdeutsch, Plattdeutsch

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