dialect
US: /ˈdaɪəˌɫɛkt/
UK: /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
UK: /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dialect /'daiəlekt/
- danh từ
- tiếng địa phương, phương ngôn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[C, U] the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language: the Yorkshire dialect + dialect words / expressions
Compare: ACCENT, IDIOLECT
dialectal adjective: There are dialectal differences from one area of the country to another.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
speech (pattern), phraseology, idiom, accent, pronunciation, patois, vernacular; jargon, cant, slang, argot, language, tongue, Creole, pidgin; brogue, burr, Colloq lingo:
Some of the regional dialects are hard to understand.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
local, native, regional | non-standard | northern, southern, etc. | Scottish, Ulster, etc.
VERB + DIALECT
speak (in)
DIALECT + NOUN
expression, form, word | speaker
Concise English dictionary
dialects'daɪəlekt
noun
+the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
