"Berlitz" meaning in All languages combined

See Berlitz on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Created in 1897 by Maximilian Berlitz. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Berlitz
  1. A brand of language skills learning. During the teaching of the language all instruction is done in the target language. Wikipedia link: Berlitz, Maximilian Berlitz
    Sense id: en-Berlitz-en-name-F6TCRUDq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "It was as if she'd learned it from a Berlitz book.",
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          "ref": "2004, Christopher Whitcomb, Black: A Novel, page 213:",
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