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• first language — n the language that you first learn as a child = ↑native language/tongue, mother tongue ↑mother tongue →↑second language …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• first language — noun count 1. ) the first language that you learn to speak: NATIVE LANGUAGE 2. ) the main language that people speak in a region or country …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• first language — first languages N COUNT Someone s first language is the language that they learned first and speak best; used especially when someone speaks more than one language …   English dictionary

• First language — The monument for the Mother tongue in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan Mother tongue redirects here. For other uses, see Mother tongue (disambiguation). Native speaker redirects here. For the novel, see Native Speaker. A first language (also native… …   Wikipedia

• first language — noun one s native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next • Syn: ↑mother tongue, ↑maternal language • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue * * * ˌfirst ˈlanguage f132 [first language …   Useful english dictionary

• first language — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms first language : singular first language plural first languages linguistics 1) the first language that you learn to speak 2) the main language that people speak in a region or country …   English dictionary

• first language — noun a) the first language one is taught to speak; ones native language. b) the language one feels most comfortable and capable with …   Wiktionary

• ˌfirst ˈlanguage — noun [C] 1) the first language that you learn to speak 2) the main language that people speak in a region or country …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• first language — noun (C) the language that you first learn as a child compare second language …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• first language — /fɜst ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (say ferst langgwij) noun the language first used by a person for oral communication and often identified with one s nationality; mother tongue. Also, native language …  

• first language — ➡ World English * * * …   Universalium