lacustrine name A144, A218
name, lacustrine | nom de lac ou de mer intérieure | nombre propio lacustre | название, озерное | 湖泊名 Definition of 2007 Name of a lake or of an inland Read More …
Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names
language 145
language | langue | lengua | язык | لغة | 语言 语言 | Definition of 2002 In the context of this glossary, a means of verbal communication used by a large Read More …
letter 160
letter | lettre | letra | буква | حرف | 字母 | Definition of 2002 Graphic symbol serving as a unit or → character in an → alphabet. Chacun des signes Read More …
lexicon 169
lexicon | dictionnaire | léxico | лексикон | قائمة مفردات | 词典, 词汇表 | Definition of 2002 (a) A dictionary or → glossary relating to a particular language or sphere of interest. Read More …
ligature 171
ligature | ligature | ligado | лигатура | حرف مركب/دمجي | 连字 | Definition of 2002 A graphic stylized combination of two → letters, or a connecting line or stroke, indicating Read More …
lingua franca 172
lingua franca | pidgin | lengua franca | общепринятый язык | لغة شائعة | 混合语 | Definition of 2002 Auxiliary language used for communication between groups of people with different Read More …
linguistic area 173
linguistic area | aire linguistique | región lingüística | лингвистический ареал | منطقة لغوية | 语言区| Definition of 2002 See linguistic region. Aire ou région où une → langue donnée constitue Read More …
linguistic community 174
linguistic community | communauté linguistique | comunidad lingüística | лингвистическое сообщество | مجتمع لغوي جماعة لغوية | 语言社区 | Definition of 2002 A group of people who communicate with relative Read More …
linguistic region 175
linguistic region | aire linguistique | región lingüística | лингвистическая область | منطقة لغوية | 语言区 | Definition of 2002 Region or area where a particular language constitutes the → official or Read More …
linguistics 176
linguistics | linguistique | lingüística | лингвистика | علم اللغة/اللسانيات | 语言学 语言学 | Definition of 2002 The scientific study of human language in all its aspects, including → phonetics, → Read More …
literary language 149, 177
literary language | langue littéraire | lengua literaria | литературный язык | لغة فصحى | 文学语言 | Definition of 2002 Written form of a → language, regarded as the desirable Read More …
local name 178, 219
local name | nom local | nombre propio local | местное название | اسم محلي | 当地地名 | Definition of 2002 → Toponym applied by a geographically limited sector of a Read More …
logogram 179
logogram | logogramme | ideograma | иероглиф; идеограмма; логограмма | رمز؛ رمز كلمة | 词符 | Definition of 2002 Graphic symbol or combination of symbols that represents an entire free → Read More …
logographic 180
logographic | logographique | ideográfico | логографический; идеографический; иероглифический | رمزي | 词符的 | Definition of 2002 Consisting of or relating to → logograms. Constitué de → logogrammes (ou qui Read More …
logographic lexicon 170, 181
logographic lexicon | dictionnaire d’idéogrammes, dictionnaire logographique | léxico ideográfico | логографический словарь; идеографический словарь; иероглифический словарь | معجم رمزي؛ معجم رموز | 字典 | Definition of 2002 An ordered list Read More …
logographic script 182, 289
logographic script | écriture idéographique, écriture logographique | escritura ideográfica | логографическое письмо; идеографическое письмо; иероглифическое письмо | كتابة رمزية | 词符文字 | Definition of 2002 A → script consisting of Read More …
long form (of a name) 183, 299
long form (of a name) | forme longue | forma larga (de un nombre propio de lugar) | полная форма (названия) | (صيغة كاملة (للاسم | (地名)全称 | Definition of Read More …
lunar name 184, 220
lunar name | nom lunaire | nombre propio lunar | лунное название; селеноним | اسم قمري | 月球地名 | Definition of 2002 → Toponym applied to a feature on the surface Read More …