Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: Die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz, Deutschland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgien und Südtirol sowie Rumänien, Namibia und Mennonitensiedlungen

The revised second edition of the German Dictionary of Regional Language Variants documents approx. 12,000 words/variants of standard German with limited or particular usage in one nation or region along with their customary German equivalents. It includes countries or regions where German is the official language as well as those with significant German minorities. New additions include German-speaking areas of Romania, Namibia, and Mexico.

• Documents the origins, dissemination, and meanings of approx. 12,000 examples of German words native to different nations


• Revised, updated and expanded


• Includes a reference section and examples of usage