A region in southern Slovenia which was historically inhabited by the Germanic Gottscheers who spoke Gottscheerish. / Former name of Kočevje, the main city of this region.

Alternative spelling of Gottscheerish

plural of Gottscheer

One of the Germanic inhabitants of Gottschee, or one of their descendants.

The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken.