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Etymology edit

Süd +‎ deutsch

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzyːtˌdɔʏ̯tʃ/, [ˈzyːtˌdɔʏ̯t͡ʃ], [ˈzyːˌtɔʏ̯t͡ʃ]
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Adjective edit

süddeutsch (strong nominative masculine singular süddeutscher, not comparable)

  1. (relational) South German; southern German (from or pertaining to southern Germany, i.e. Germany south of the river Main, or the states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg)
    die Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaftthe South German Railway Company
  2. (historical and still often linguistics, relational) of the southern half of the German language area, i.e. the above plus Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, etc.
    Synonym: oberdeutsch (roughly)

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