English Dictionary

High Germany

固有名詞

古風

(dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

日本語の意味

（時代的な表現）中欧に位置するドイツ民族の住む高地、特にアルプス周辺の南ドイツ地方を指す。

In his travelogue, the composer recalled the folk songs he heard in High Germany during his journey across Europe.

彼の旅行記で、作曲家はヨーロッパを巡る旅の間に南ドイツで聞いた民謡を懐かしんだ。

意味（1）

(dated, geography) Southern Germany, the high-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the Alps.

Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...

意味（2）

(dated, linguistics) those areas where High German is traditionally spoken, i.e. central Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Alsace, Luxembourg, eastern Belgium, and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); at various historic times including different, often wider, territories.