linguistic atlas

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noun

dialect atlas.

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Origin of linguistic atlas

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby linguistic atlas

linguist, linguistic, linguistical, linguistic analysis, linguistic area, linguistic atlas, linguistic borrowing, linguistic form, linguistic geography, linguistician, linguistic philosophy

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How to use linguistic atlas in a sentence

He would navigate from the cockpit using a road atlas—while snorting cocaine off the map.
The Secrets of Britain’s Wildest Aristocrats|Tom Sykes|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the cases of Yazidis from Sinjar, the contracting firm is L-3, which later became GLS or Global Linguistic Solutions.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is a linguistic wish for the same kind of campaign that catapulted Barack Obama forward from the caucuses.
The Coronation That Wants to Be a Movement: Scenes From Hillary’s Iowa Steak Fry|Ana Marie Cox|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Think of the difference between a satellite image and a road atlas.
The Best Map of Mars Yet|Matthew R. Francis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Delta IV can carry a larger payload into low earth orbit than the Atlas V, 60,779 lbs.
Why Does the USA Depend on Russian Rockets to Get Us Into Space?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sanson's Atlas: a very large atlas by a French geographer in use in Swift's time.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
His scholarly and linguistic attainments and his varied travels, fitted him well for the task.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Once, during the recreation hour, he was turning over the pages of his atlas.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
This comparison is made from the linguistic point of view; it is not likely that any one will compare the two as poets.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
We have been searching the atlas, and it seems difficult to fill the bill.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for linguistic atlas

linguistic atlas

noun

an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features of languages or dialects

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