Platt·deutsch /ˈplætˌdɔɪʧ, ˈplɑt-/
  Platt·deutsch n. The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.
  ◄ ►
  Plattdeutsch
       n : a German dialect spoken in northern Germany [syn: Low
           German]