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| dialect |
a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people. |
| dictionary |
a book, or a source of information found on a computer, that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order, along with information about their meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. |
| Dutch |
of or having to do with the Netherlands, or its people or language. [2/3 definitions] |
| Egyptian |
the language of ancient Egypt. [1/3 definitions] |
| English |
of or having to do with the language of England, and other countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. [2/4 definitions] |
| Ethiopian |
of or having to do with the country of Ethiopia or its people, culture, language, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Farsi |
the language of Iran and part of Afghanistan. |
| Finnish |
the main language of Finland. [2 definitions] |
| French |
of or having to do with France, or its people, culture, or language. [2/3 definitions] |
| Gaelic |
the language that has been spoken in Scotland since before English came into use there. It is sometimes called "Scottish Gaelic." [2 definitions] |
| generalize |
to think or speak using ideas or language that is not specific. [1/3 definitions] |
| German |
of or having to do with Germany, or its people, culture, or language. [2/3 definitions] |
| Germanic |
of or having to do with the language group that includes German, Dutch, English, and some other European languages. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [2 definitions] |
| Greek |
of or having to do with Greece, or its people, culture, or language. [2/3 definitions] |
| Hausa |
a language of parts of Nigeria and Niger in Africa. Hausa is also used in and near these countries as a means of communication between people who do not share the same native language but know Hausa to some degree. |
| Hebrew |
the language of the ancient Hebrews, now the official language of Israel. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hindi |
the official language of India. |
| html |
abbreviation for "hypertext markup language," a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
| Hungarian |
of or having to do with the country of Hungary or its people, culture, language, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| hypertext markup language |
a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web; html. |
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