language border

noun

A division between two languages or dialects such that they are mutually unintelligible and for which there is no intermediate language or dialect that can understand both.

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Meanings

nounlanguage border (plural language borders)

plural language borders

  1. A division between two languages or dialects such that they are mutually unintelligible and for which there is no intermediate language or dialect that can understand both.

Translations

Catalan frontera lingüística
  • frontera lingüísticaTranslations
Dutch taalgrens
  • taalgrensTranslations
Finnish kieliraja
  • kielirajaTranslations
French frontière linguistique
  • frontière linguistiqueTranslations
German Sprachgrenze
  • SprachgrenzeTranslations
Indonesian perbatasan bahasa
  • perbatasan bahasaTranslations
Polish granica językowa
  • granica językowaTranslations
Portuguese fronteira linguística
  • fronteira linguísticaTranslations
Russian языкова́я грани́ца
  • языкова́я грани́ца (jazykovája graníca)Translations
Spanish frontera lingüística
  • frontera lingüísticaTranslations
Ukrainian мовна межа
  • мовна межа (movna meža)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

language border. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20border

MLA

“language border.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20border. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “language border,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20border.

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