The English-language Wikipedia article on the High German languages, the varieties of German spoken south of the Benrath and Uerdingen isoglosses across central and southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and neighboring regions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.
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Wikipedia: High German languages
Wikimedia FoundationSelf-citation, English Wikipedia article High German languages
comprise the varieties of German spoken south of the Benrath and Uerdingen isoglosses, i.e., in central and southern Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and eastern Belgium, as well as in neighbouring portions of France (Alsace and northern Lorraine), Italy (South Tyrol), the Czech Republic (Bohemia), and Poland (Upper Silesia).
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The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e.
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