dialect


Definition: Meaning of, dialect in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʌɪəlɛkt /

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dialect dialects
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language [↪  accent]
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dialect used in phrases

  • Aeolic dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
  • Arcadic dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
  • Beijing dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
  • Cantonese dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighbouring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
  • Doric dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris
  • Flemish dialect (noun)
    1. the variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium
  • Gheg dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia
  • Hakka dialect (noun)
    1. a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China by the Hakka
  • Ionic dialect (noun)
    1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
  • Kuchean dialect (noun)
    1. a dialect of Tocharian
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