natiolect

N1A1T1I1O1L1E1C3T1

noun

A national standard variety of a language spoken in more than one region.

OriginLatin nātiōn(em) →
Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnatiolect (plural natiolects)

plural natiolects

  1. A national standard variety of a language spoken in more than one region.

Origin

  1. Latinnātiōn(em)
  2. Englishnatiolect

From natio(n) + -lect. The first component is from Latin nātiōn(em), with the second abbreviated from dialect, from Ancient Greek. Coined by Godelieve Laureys in 1997.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

actionletticlatone
Cite this entry
APA

natiolect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natiolect

MLA

“natiolect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natiolect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “natiolect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natiolect.

Source: natiolect on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.