working language

noun

Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.

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Meanings

nounworking language (plural working languages)

plural working languages

  1. Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.
  2. human sciencesLanguage that a translator or interpreter works with.

Translations

Danish arbejdssprog
  • arbejdssproglanguage with an official status in an international organization
Dutch werktaal, werktaal
  • werktaallanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • werktaallanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
Esperanto laborlingvo
  • laborlingvolanguage with an official status in an international organization
Estonian töökeel, töökeel
  • töökeellanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • töökeellanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
Finnish työkieli, työkieli
  • työkielilanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • työkielilanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
French langue de travail, langue de travail
  • langue de travaillanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • langue de travaillanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
German Arbeitssprache
  • Arbeitssprachelanguage with an official status in an international organization
Indonesian bahasa pekerjaan, bahasa kerja
  • bahasa pekerjaanlanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • bahasa kerjalanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • bahasa kerjalanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
Italian lingua di lavoro, lingua di lavoro
  • lingua di lavorolanguage with an official status in an international organization
  • lingua di lavorolanguage that a translator or interpreter works with
Latvian darba valoda
  • darba valodalanguage with an official status in an international organization
Polish język roboczy
  • język roboczylanguage with an official status in an international organization
Portuguese língua de trabalho
  • língua de trabalholanguage with an official status in an international organization
Russian рабо́чий язы́к
  • рабо́чий язы́к (rabóčij jazýk)language with an official status in an international organization
Spanish lengua de trabajo
  • lengua de trabajolanguage with an official status in an international organization
Swedish arbetsspråk
  • arbetsspråklanguage with an official status in an international organization
Ukrainian робоча мова
  • робоча мова (roboča mova)language with an official status in an international organization
Cite this entry
APA

working language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20language

MLA

“working language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20language. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working language,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20language.

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