Phrase guide

standard language

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of a language that is institutionally promoted, regarded as the most correct or neutral variety, and is used by a population for public and formal purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standard, standard dialect, standard variety

Antonyms: nonstandard variety

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noun

Meaning 2

A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standardized language

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: standaardtaal — standard variety
  • Arabic: معيرة لغة (muʕīra luḡa) — standard variety
  • Azerbaijani: standart dil — standard variety
  • Azerbaijani: ədəbi dil — standard variety
  • Basque: hizkuntza estandar — standard variety
  • Belarusian: стандартная мова (standartnaja móva) — standard variety
  • Belarusian: літаратурная мова (litaraturnaja móva) — standard variety
  • Belarusian: нарматыўная мова (narmatywnaja móva) — standard variety
  • Belarusian: культурная мова (kulʹturnaja móva) — standard variety
  • Bengali: প্রমিত ভাষা (prômitô bhaśa) — standard variety
  • Bulgarian: стандартен език (standarten ezik) — standard variety
  • Bulgarian: литературен език (literaturen ezik) — standard variety
  • Bulgarian: книжовен език (knižoven ezik) — standard variety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標準語 /标准语 (biāozhǔnyǔ) — standard variety
  • Czech: standardní jazyk — standard variety
  • Czech: spisovný jazyk — standard variety
  • Dutch: standaardtaal — standard variety
  • Finnish: yleiskieli — standard variety
  • Finnish: kirjakieli — standard variety
  • Finnish: standardikieli — standard variety
  • French: langue standard — standard variety
  • German: Standardsprache — standard variety
  • German: Ausbausprache — standard variety
  • German: Schriftsprache — standard variety
  • German: Einheitssprache — standard variety
  • German: Hochsprache — standard variety
  • German: Gemeinsprache — standard variety
  • German: Literatursprache — standard variety
  • Hungarian: sztenderd nyelvváltozat — standard variety
  • Hungarian: sztenderd nyelv — standard variety
  • Hungarian: művelt köznyelv — standard variety
  • Hungarian: sztenderd — standard variety
  • Hungarian: irodalmi nyelv — standard variety
  • Indonesian: bahasa baku — standard variety
  • Indonesian: bahasa standar — standard variety
  • Italian: lingua standard — standard variety
  • Japanese: 標準語 (hyōjungo) — standard variety
  • Kalmyk: бәрмҗ келн (bärmj keln) — standard variety
  • Kazakh: әдеби тіл (ädebi tıl) — standard variety
  • Korean: 표준어 (pyojuneo) — standard variety
  • Latvian: standarta valoda — standard variety
  • Latvian: literārā valoda — standard variety
  • Lithuanian: bendrinė kalba — standard variety
  • Lithuanian: standartinė kalba — standard variety
  • Lithuanian: bendroji kalba — standard variety
  • Lithuanian: literatūrinė kalba — standard variety
  • Macedonian: стандарден јазик (standarden jazik) — standard variety
  • Macedonian: литературен јазик (literaturen jazik) — standard variety
  • Malay: bahasa baku — standard variety
  • Malay: bahasa piawai — standard variety
  • Malay: bahasa standard — standard variety
  • Polish: język ogólny — standard variety
  • Polish: język standardowy — standard variety
  • Polish: język literacki — standard variety
  • Polish: dialekt kulturalny — standard variety
  • Polish: narzecze ogólne — standard variety
  • Portuguese: língua padrão — standard variety
  • Portuguese: língua-padrão — standard variety
  • Romanian: limbă standard — standard variety
  • Russian: станда́ртный язы́к (standártnyj jazýk) — standard variety
  • Russian: литерату́рный язы́к (literatúrnyj jazýk) — standard variety
  • Russian: нормати́вный язы́к (normatívnyj jazýk) — standard variety
  • Russian: культу́рный язы́к (kulʹtúrnyj jazýk) — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни језик — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: књижевни језик — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни идиом — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni jezik — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: književni jezik — standard variety
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni idiom — standard variety
  • Slovak: štandardný jazyk — standard variety
  • Slovak: spisovný jazyk — standard variety
  • Slovene: standardni jezik — standard variety
  • Slovene: knjižni jezik — standard variety
  • Spanish: lengua estándar — standard variety
  • Swedish: standardspråk — standard variety
  • Swedish: riksspråk — standard variety
  • Swedish: högspråk — standard variety
  • Turkish: standart dil — standard variety
  • Turkish: ölçünlü dil — standard variety
  • Ukrainian: літературна мова (literaturna mova) — standard variety
  • Ukrainian: стандартна мова (standartna mova) — standard variety
  • Ukrainian: нормативна мова (normatyvna mova) — standard variety
  • Ukrainian: культурна мова (kulʹturna mova) — standard variety
  • Urdu: مِعیاری زَبان (mi'yārī zabān) — standard variety
  • Vietnamese: tiếng chuẩn — standard variety
  • Afrikaans: standaardtaal — standardized language
  • Afrikaans: gestandaardiseerde taal — standardized language
  • Bengali: প্রমিত ভাষা (prômitô bhaśa) — standardized language
  • Polish: język standardowy — standardized language
  • Polish: język literacki — standardized language
  • Russian: станда́ртный язы́к (standártnyj jazýk) — standardized language
  • Spanish: lengua estándar — standardized language