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The '''German language,''' meaning the language of German and Austrian schools, business, and government, is actually just one [[dialect]] among a large set of [[German dialects]].   This common dialect is is called ''Hochdeutsch'' (High German).
The '''German language,''' meaning the [[language]] of [[Germany|German]] and [[Austria|Austrian]] [[education|schools]], [[business]], and [[government]], is actually just one [[dialect]] among a large set of [[German dialects]]. This common dialect is is called ''Hochdeutsch'' ('High German').


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The German language, meaning the language of German and Austrian schools, business, and government, is actually just one dialect among a large set of German dialects. This common dialect is is called Hochdeutsch ('High German').