Plattdeutsch

noun Platt·deutsch \ˈplat-ˌdȯich, ˈplät-\

Definition of PLATTDEUTSCH

: the Low German speech of northern Germany comprising several dialects

German, from Dutch Platduitsch, literally, Low German, from plat flat, low + duitsch German

First Known Use: 1677

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