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native language

na·tive lan·guage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ney-tiv lang-gwij]
    • /ˈneɪ tɪv ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ney-tiv lang-gwij]
    • /ˈneɪ tɪv ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of native language words

  • noun native language first language, mother tongue 1
  • noun native language the language of the country that someone is born in or native to 0

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Parts of speech for Native language

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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native language popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for native language

noun native language

  • lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.

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