sprachbünde

A form of sprachbund — A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.

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Meanings

sprachbünde1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sprachbund.

    Synonyms: sprachbunds

Sprachbünde2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Sprachbund

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. GermanSprachbünde
  2. Englishsprachbünde

Borrowed from German Sprachbünde.

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sprachbünde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprachb%C3%BCnde

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“sprachbünde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprachb%C3%BCnde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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