Regionalect

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dialect spoken in a particular geographical region.

    "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."

Synonyms

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geolectregiolecttopolect

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"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.

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