ALL meanings of second language
sec·ond lan·guage
S s - noun second language a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use. 1
- noun second language a language widely used, especially in educational and governmental functions in a region where all or most of its speakers are nonnative, as English in India or Nigeria. 1
- countable noun second language Someone's second language is a language which is not their native language but which they use at work or at school. 0
- noun second language a language other than the mother tongue that a person or community uses for public communication, esp in trade, higher education, and administration 0
- noun second language a non-native language officially recognized and adopted in a multilingual country as a means of public communication 0