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West Central German

Speech parts

1. West Central German - Noun

2. West Central German - Adjective

Meaning

West Central German (uncountable)

one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
Synonym: West Middle German

West Central German (not comparable)

of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects
Synonym: West Middle German

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Pennsylvania German is a West Central German dialect spoken by most of the Amish population of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana and resembles Palatinate German dialects. Source: Internet

Spoken Luxembourgish is relatively hard to understand for speakers of German who are generally not familiar with Moselle Franconian dialects (or at least other West Central German dialects). Source: Internet

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