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language barrier

language barrier noun: a conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

Noun

language barrier (plural language barriers)

  1. A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

language barrier meaning in Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese

language barrier in Tagalog

barrier to communication
hadlang ng wika

language barrier in Thai

barrier to communication
กำแพงภาษา

language barrier in Vietnamese

barrier to communication
rào cản ngôn ngữ

Forms of language barrier

plurallanguage barriers

Questions about language barrier

What does language barrier mean?
Language barrier means a conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.
What is language barrier in Tagalog?
Language barrier in Tagalog is hadlang ng wika. See Language barrier meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is language barrier?
Language barrier is a noun.
What is the plural of language barrier?
The plural of language barrier is language barriers.

Words near language barrier in the dictionary

  1. language assessment
  2. language assimilation
  3. language assimilations
  4. language assistant
  5. language assistants
  6. language barrier
  7. language barriers
  8. language border
  9. language borders
  10. language branch
  11. language branches

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