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regionalect

regionalect noun: a dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.

Noun

regionalect (plural regionalects)

  1. A dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.
    • Although the government regulated against speaking Taiwanese regionalects in school, it was much more lenient before 1970, at least in the degree of strictness in enforcing regulations against the offenders.2005, J. Makeham, Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan: Bentuhua, page 92

Synonyms of regionalect

Forms of regionalect

pluralregionalects

Origin of regionalect

Blend of region + dialect.

Questions about regionalect

What does regionalect mean?
Regionalect means a dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.
What part of speech is regionalect?
Regionalect is a noun.
What is the plural of regionalect?
The plural of regionalect is regionalects.

Words near regionalect in the dictionary

  1. regional Mexican
  2. regional municipalities
  3. regional municipality
  4. regional power
  5. regional powers
  6. regionalect
  7. regionalects
  8. regionalisation
  9. regionalisations
  10. regionalise
  11. regionalised

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