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Meaning of Indian English | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A major dialect of the English language, spoken in many varieties in India and by people from India.
    countable, uncountable
  2. One of the specific varieties of Indian English.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Much more common was the bureaucratic use of Indian English. Below the level of the most highly educated, whose English was invariably modelled on old-fashioned teaching, were the English-using clerks of the Imperial administration.”
“The Indian Englishes range from very basic English to what might be considered a standard educated Indian English.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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