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  2. German language - Wikipedia

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    Man speaking German. German (German: Deutsch, pronounced [dɔʏtʃ] ⓘ) [10] is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most spoken native language within the European Union. It is the most widely spoken and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria ...

  3. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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    Süffig —a beverage that is especially light and sweet or palatable; only the latter meaning is connoted with German süffig. Tafelspitz —boiled veal or beef in broth, served with a mix of minced apples and horseradish. Weisslacker (also Bierkäse)—a type of cow's milk cheese. Wiener —a hot dog.

  4. Deutsch - Wikipedia

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    Deutsch or (das) Deutsche: the German language or in particular Standard German, spoken in central European countries and other places. Old High German language refers to Deutsch as a way to define the primary characteristic of the people of the land with importance given to masculine strength - Dhaithya in Samskrutham (aka Sanskrit) meaning a ...

  5. List of German abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    List of German abbreviations. This list of German abbreviations includes abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms found in the German language. Because German words can be famously long, use of abbreviation is particularly common. Even the language's shortest words are often abbreviated, such as the conjunction und (and) written just as "u."

  6. Standard German - Wikipedia

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    Standard High German (SHG), [ 3 ] less precisely Standard German or High German[ a ] (German: Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland, Schriftdeutsch), is the umbrella term for the standardized varieties of the German language, which are used in formal contexts and for communication between different dialect areas.

  7. Germanic languages - Wikipedia

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    The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people [nb 1] mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers.

  8. Deutsches Wörterbuch - Wikipedia

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    978-3423590457. The Deutsches Wörterbuch (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃəs ˈvœʁtɐbuːx]; "The German Dictionary"), abbreviated DWB, is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the German language in existence. [1][2] Encompassing modern High German vocabulary in use since 1450, it also includes loanwords adopted from other languages into German.

  9. Deutsche Welle - Wikipedia

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    DW News. Livestream. DW English. Deutsche Welle (pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə] ⓘ; "German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW (pronounced [deːˈveː]), is a German public, state-owned [ 1 ] international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. [ 3 ] The service is available in 32 languages.