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native tongues

native tongues is the plural of native tongue.

Meaning of native tongue

Noun

native tongue (plural native tongues)

  1. Synonym of native language.
    • The Arabs came out of their goatskin tents, and surrounded the soldiers, asking many questions in the native tongue, for the soldiers were themselves natives.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 77
    Synonyms:
    native language

Questions about native tongues

What is native tongues the plural of?
Native tongues is the plural of native tongue.

Words near native tongues in the dictionary

  1. native tiger
  2. native title
  3. native titles
  4. native tobacco
  5. native tongue
  6. native tongues
  7. native wit
  8. native-born
  9. native-borns
  10. native-like
  11. native-speaker

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