English Explanatory Dictionary

linguistic map

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A linguistic map is a thematic map showing the geographic distribution of the speakers of a language, or isoglosses of a dialect continuum of the same language, or language family. A collection of such maps is a linguistic atlas.

Word forms

linguistic map linguistic maps

Etymology

Compound of linguistic + map.

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