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  Taal

  noun

  Usually the Taal Afrikaans.
• taal
  taal

  noun

  language: usually, by implication, Afrikaans

Taal

¹ American  

[tahl] / tɑl /

noun

1. Usually the Taal Afrikaans.

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Taal ² American  

[tah-ahl] / tɑˈɑl /

noun

1. an active volcano in the Philippines, on SW Luzon, on an island in Taal Lake: eruptions 1749, 1873, 1911. 1,050 feet (320 meters).

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Taal ¹ British  

/ tɑːˈɑːl /

noun

1. an active volcano in the Philippines, on S Luzon on an island in the centre of Lake Taal . Height: 300 m (984 ft). Area of lake: 243 sq km (94 sq miles)

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taal ² British  

/ tɑːl /

noun

1. language: usually, by implication, Afrikaans

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Etymology

Origin of Taal

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Afrikaans, from Dutch taal “language, speech”; cognate with tale

Example Sentences

Mr Taal was suspended twice by Cornell, an Ivy League school in upstate New York, due to protest activities.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

After four weeks of uncertainty, Cornell notified Taal they had agreed to lift his temporary suspension—but not without restrictions.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024

Griffin connected with Gretchen Roffler, a biologist with Alaska Department of Fish and Game, who introduced Griffin to Taal Levi, a professor at Oregon State and Dymit's advisor.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

Audience members at the performance of "Dop is my Taal" said the work had articulated uncomfortable truths and given expression to a part of South African society that sometimes feels marginalised.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

What was he saying, in the Cockney that cut like a knife through the thick gutturals of the Taal?

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard