Eurolinguistics

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noun

A young branch of linguistics which deals with questions on the languages of Europe.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounEurolinguistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA young branch of linguistics which deals with questions on the languages of Europe.

Origin

From Euro- + linguistics; coined by Norbert Reiter in 1991 (German equivalent: Eurolinguistik).

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Translations

French eurolinguistique
  • eurolinguistiquebranch of linguistics
German Eurolinguistik
  • Eurolinguistikbranch of linguistics
Italian eurolinguistica
  • eurolinguisticabranch of linguistics
Spanish eurolingüística
  • eurolingüísticabranch of linguistics
Cite this entry
APA

Eurolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurolinguistics

MLA

“Eurolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurolinguistics.

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