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Also known as linguistic zone

In linguistics, a sprachraum (; , "language area", plural sprachräume, ) is a geographical region where a common first language (mother tongue), with dialect varieties, or group of languages is spoken.

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  • Characteristics
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  • Germanic languages
  • Romance languages
  • Other Indo-European languages
  • Other languages
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In linguistics, a sprachraum (; , "language area", plural sprachräume, ) is a geographical region where a common first language (mother tongue), with dialect varieties, or group of languages is spoken.

==Characteristics== Many sprachräume are separated by national borders, whilst others are separated by oceans or ethnolinguistic boundaries.

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