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Romance language — noun the group of languages derived from Latin • Syn: ↑Romance, ↑Latinian language • Hypernyms: ↑Latin • Hyponyms: ↑Haitian Creole, ↑Italian, ↑French, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Haitian Creole — noun a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages • Hypernyms: ↑creole, ↑Romance, ↑Romance language, ↑Latinian language * * * noun see creole I * * * the creolized French that is the native language of… … Useful english dictionary
Galician — noun a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect • Regions: ↑Spain, ↑Kingdom of Spain, ↑Espana • Hypernyms: ↑Romance,… … Useful english dictionary
Rhaeto-Romance — adj. & n. (also Rhaeto Romanic) adj. of or in any of the Romance dialects of SE Switzerland and Tyrol, esp. Romansh and Ladin. n. any of these dialects. Etymology: L Rhaetus of Rhaetia in the Alps + ROMANIC * * * noun Romance dialects spoken in… … Useful english dictionary
Rhaeto-Romanic — noun Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol • Syn: ↑Rhaeto Romance • Hypernyms: ↑Romance, ↑Romance language, ↑Latinian language • Hyponyms: ↑Friulian, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… … Universalium
Sabellic dialects — group of minor Italic dialects spoken in central and southern Italy, closely related to the Oscan language (q.v.). Those dialects spoken by the Paeligni, Marrucini, and Vestini are considered North Oscan, and those spoken by the Volsci,… … Universalium
