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Assyrian |
the ancient Semitic dialect of Assyria. [1/3 definitions] |
Attic |
the dialect of classical Attica and Athens, and the literary language of that time. [1/4 definitions] |
burry2 |
of speech, as in the dialect of Scotland, having a burr. |
Cajun |
a dialect often spoken by such a person. [1/2 definitions] |
Castilian |
the dialect of Castile, now the standard form of Spanish in Spain. [1/4 definitions] |
cockney |
the characteristic manner of speaking or dialect of cockneys. [1/3 definitions] |
Comanche |
the dialect of Shoshone spoken by this tribe. [1/2 definitions] |
Creole |
the dialect spoken by these persons. (Cf. Cajun.) [2/6 definitions] |
Cypriot |
the Greek dialect spoken there. [1/3 definitions] |
Dari |
the dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan and one of its two official languages, the other being Pashto. |
dial. |
abbreviation of "dialect." |
Doric |
the ancient Greek dialect spoken in the Peloponnesus, Crete, various Dodecanese islands, Sicily, and southern Italy. [1/3 definitions] |
Hindustani |
the most important Hindi dialect. [1/2 definitions] |
idiom |
the unique grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of a particular language, dialect, or regional style. [1/4 definitions] |
Ionic |
the dialect of the ancient Greek region in the coast and islands of the eastern Aegean. [1/3 definitions] |
Iraqi |
the Arabic dialect spoken in Iraq. [1/3 definitions] |
koine |
a language or dialect used for communication among speakers of different languages, which becomes the standard language of an area. [1/2 definitions] |
Low German |
a Germanic dialect spoken in northern Germany; Plattdeutsch. [1/2 definitions] |
Maltese |
the language of Malta, an Arabic dialect. [1/5 definitions] |
mandarin |
(capitalized) the dialect spoken in Beijing, China. Standard Chinese is based on Mandarin. [1/3 definitions] |
Norman French |
the French dialect of Normandy. [1/2 definitions] |
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