Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regionalect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-gionalect
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.

Example Sentences

"Although the government regulated against speaking Taiwanese regionalects in school, it was much more lenient before 1970, at least in the degree of strictness in enforcing regulations against the offenders."

Etymology

Blend of region + dialect.

Inflected Forms

regionalects (plural)

Synonyms

regiolect geolect topolect

Questions

What does regionalect mean?: A dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.
Where does regionalect come from?: Blend of region + dialect.

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