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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.
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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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