American Sign Language
American Sign Language proper noun: a sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.
Proper noun
American Sign Language
- A sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.
- For example, you could learn American Sign Language (or whichever sign language is common where you live), a common immigrant language, or an indigenous language in your area, rather than make those people speak to you in English (or whatever major language you speak).2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
American Sign Language meaning in Arabic
American Sign Language in Arabic
- language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate
- لُغَة اَلْإِشَارَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة luḡat al-ʔišāra l-ʔamrīkiyya
Synonyms of American Sign Language
Words formed from American Sign Language
Questions about American Sign Language
- What does American Sign Language mean?
- American Sign Language means a sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.
- What is American Sign Language in Arabic?
- American Sign Language in Arabic is لُغَة اَلْإِشَارَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة (luḡat al-ʔišāra l-ʔamrīkiyya). See American Sign Language meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is American Sign Language?
- American Sign Language is a proper noun.
Words near American Sign Language in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: American Sign Language (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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