foreign tongue

noun

Any language not native to particular person or place.

Meanings

nounforeign tongue (plural foreign tongues)

plural foreign tongues

  1. Any language not native to particular person or place.
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APA

foreign tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20tongue

MLA

“foreign tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20tongue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign tongue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20tongue.

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