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Ladin
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proper noun
  1. A sub-dialect of the Indo-European Romance superfamily, spoken primarily in the southeastern region of w:Switzerland, Switzerland, the upper portion of w:Tyrol, Tyrol, and northern w:Italy, Italy.
Ladino
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noun
  1. a person in Latin America that speaks Spanish and is "Westernized", and whose culture is a mixture of European Spanish and Native American decent, a mestizo.
proper noun
  1. a Romance language, derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.
Lakota
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proper noun
  1. A Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.
  2. The language spoken by the Lakota.
Lao
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noun
  1. A person from Laos or of Lao descent. The more common term is Laotian.
proper noun
  1. The official language of Laos (closely related to Thai).
adjective
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or the language.
Laotian
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noun
  1. A person from Laos or of Lao descent.
  2. The official language of Laos (closely related to Thai).
adjective
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.
Late Latin
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proper noun
  1. The form of the Latin language used between the 3rd and 8th centuries; Biblical Latin.
(Latin variations)
Latin
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proper noun
  1. (uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans; classical Latin.
  2. A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
  3. A person who is descended from the ancient Romans.
  4. A person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin, such as a Spaniard or Italian.
(Latin variations) adjective
  1. Of or relating to Latium (modern Lazio), the region around Rome.
  2. Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome.
  3. Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
  4. Of or relating to ancient Rome or its Empire.
  5. Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
  6. Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.
Latvian
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proper noun
  1. A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.
  2. The official language of Latvia.
adjective (no (compar) or (superl))
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Lett
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proper noun
  1. Latvian
adjective
  1. Latvian
Lettic
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adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Lettish
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adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the Latvian people or the Latvian language.
Lezghian
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proper noun
  1. A language spoken by the Lezgin people who live in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan.
  2. A person who belongs to this group.
Li
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proper noun
  1. A surname of Chinese origin, a variant of Lee (See: æŽ).
Libyan
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noun libyan
  1. A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.
    Translations
    • German: Libyer m, Libyerin f
adjective libyan
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language.
    Translations
    • German: libysch
Lingala
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proper noun
  1. A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic.
lingua franca
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noun (plural: see usage note)
  1. a language used by people of diverse speech to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar. Nowadays, this term mainly refers to the English language.
Lithuanian
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proper noun
  1. (uncountable) The main language of Lithuania.
  2. (countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.
adjective
  1. Referring to or coming from Lithuania.
Low German
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proper noun
  1. (linguistics) Any of a number of West Germanic languages, primarily spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, that did not undergo the w:High German consonant shift, High German consonant shift; the group thereof.
  2. (nonstandard) Any German dialect that is not the official standard.
  3. (nonstandard) Low Saxon.
lowland
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noun (Plural: lowlands)
  1. Area which is lower than surrounding areas.
    The region was prone to flooding during the rainy season.
Luganda
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noun
  1. a language spoken mostly in Uganda
Luo
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noun
  1. an ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighbouring countries.
  2. the Nilotic language spoken by this group, more properly known as Dhuluo or Dholuo.
  3. a Chinese surname: ç½— (LuÅ), æ´› (Luò).
Lusatian
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noun
  1. The Slavic language spoken by the Lusatian people, closely related to Czech.
  2. A member of the Lusatian people.
adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the Lusatians.
Luxembourgian
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noun
  1. A person from Luxembourg
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to Luxembourg
Lycian
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proper noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia.
  2. An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian group.
adjective
  1. of, or relating to Lycia, or its people, language or culture
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