Meanings
- A brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language.
It was as if she'd learned it from a Berlitz book.
2004, Joseph Finder, Paranoia, page 495 more examples
"Clotilde is taking a Berlitz course in American slang. I think her instructors are a little confused about it too.
1957, John Steinbeck, The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication, page 103"I told him you would learn the Berlitz French so you could dine with him whenever you flew into Paris.
1997, Robert Ludlum, The Aquitaine Progression, page 85He spoke some Arabic with a West Texas drawl, like a Berlitz tape on dying batteries.
2004, Christopher Whitcomb, Black: A Novel, page 213Soon then these guys would have regressed, be blabbering away in the language of their home village, and these Berlitz monkeys at the agency would have no idea what was being said, [....]
2006, Robert Ludlum, The Ambler Warning, page 166"It's like Berlitz. When you get to Hollywood, you're going to need to learn the language."
2006, Gigi Levangie Grazer, The Starter Wife, page 95
Origin
Created in 1897 by Maximilian Berlitz.
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Berlitz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berlitz
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