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Loanword
A loanword is a word adopted from one language and incorporated into another without translation. This often happens when a new concept or object is introduced from another culture. English has many loanwords from various languages.
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'Kindergarten' is a German loanword.
'Kindergarten' is a German loanword.
English has many French loanwords.
English has many French loanwords.
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