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foreign language
- /fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ US
noun foreign languages
- A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place. Irish courts will hear cases in English or Gaelic, but speakers of foreign languages must find an interpreter.
- A language that is not one's native tongue. The children struggled in their Welsh lessons because they didn't have any experience of foreign languages.
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noun any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place
| Español | lengua extranjera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외국어 oegugeo, 외어 oeeo |
| 日本語 | 外国語 gaikokugo |
| 中文 | 外語 /外语 wàiyǔ, 外國語 /外国语 wàiguóyǔ, 外文 wàiwén |
| हिन्दी | विदेशी भाषा videśī bhāṣā |
| Português | idioma estrangeiro, língua estrangeira |
| Français | langue étrangère |
| Deutsch | Fremdsprache |
| Italiano | lingua straniera |
| Română | limbă străină |
| Русский | иностра́нный язы́к inostránnyj jazýk |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại ngữ |
| العربية | لُغَة أَجْنَبِيَّة luḡa ʔajnabiyya |
| עברית | שָׂפָה זָרָה safá zará, לַעַז lá'az |
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@misc{foreign_language_2026,
title = {foreign language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreign%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
