"language island" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: language islands [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Sprachinsel. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|de|Sprachinsel}} Calque of German Sprachinsel Head templates: {{en-noun}} language island (plural language islands)
  1. (linguistics) An enclave where a language is physically isolated from similar languages. Wikipedia link: en:language island Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: dialect island Translations (Translations): 語言島 (Chinese), 语言岛 (yǔyándǎo) (Chinese), keelesaar (Estonian), kielisaari (Finnish), enclave linguistique [feminine] (French), îlot linguistique [masculine] (French), glossonèse [masculine] (French), Sprachinsel [feminine] (German), enclave linguístico [masculine] (Portuguese), ilha linguística [feminine] (Portuguese), языковой остров (jazykovoj ostrov) [masculine] (Russian), enclave lingüístico [masculine] (Spanish), isla lingüística [feminine] (Spanish), språkö [common-gender] (Swedish), språklig enklav [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-language_island-en-noun-z6sNpEck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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