English Dictionary

High Germany

name

(dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

High Germany is a traditional folk song.

意味（1）

(dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...

意味（2）

(dated, linguistics) those areas where High German is traditionally spoken, i.e. central Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Alsace, Luxembourg, eastern Belgium, and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); at various historic times including different, often wider, territories.