Phrase guide

world language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language spoken internationally and which is learned by many people as a second language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • English, French and Spanish are often considered world languages.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界語言 /世界语言 (shìjiè yǔyán) — language spoken internationally
  • Dutch: wereldtaal — language spoken internationally
  • Esperanto: mondlingvo — language spoken internationally
  • Finnish: maailmankieli — language spoken internationally
  • Galician: lingua mundial — language spoken internationally
  • German: Weltsprache — language spoken internationally
  • Hindi: विश्वभाषा (viśvabhāṣā) — language spoken internationally
  • Hungarian: világnyelv — language spoken internationally
  • Ido: mondolinguo — language spoken internationally
  • Russian: мировой язык (mirovoj jazyk) — language spoken internationally
  • Turkish: dünya dili — language spoken internationally
  • Turkish: uluslararası dil — language spoken internationally
  • Volapük: volapük — language spoken internationally