target language
nounDefinition of target language
1
: a language into which another language is to be translated — compare source language
2
: a language other than one's native language that is being learned
Examples of target language in a Sentence
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The latter targets language intended to strip voting rights from black felons but not whites. — Author: Margaret Newkirk, Erik Larson, Anchorage Daily News, "Battle brews to dump Jim Crow-era voting rules in deep South," 4 Aug. 2019 In dual-language classes, half the children are native speakers of the target language. — Leslie Brody, WSJ, "New York to Open More Bilingual Classrooms," 3 May 2018 The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Special language immersion program doesn't serve enough students, Katy ISD officials say," 26 Feb. 2018 In dual-language classes, students receive instruction together in English and the target language. — Leslie Brody, WSJ, "New York to Open More Bilingual Classrooms," 3 May 2018 The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Special language immersion program doesn't serve enough students, Katy ISD officials say," 26 Feb. 2018 The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Special language immersion program doesn't serve enough students, Katy ISD officials say," 26 Feb. 2018 The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Special language immersion program doesn't serve enough students, Katy ISD officials say," 26 Feb. 2018 The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Special language immersion program doesn't serve enough students, Katy ISD officials say," 26 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'target language.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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