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- 1. a barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language: "Zhao wasn't able to enjoy himself in Germany because of the language barrier"
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Difficulty in communication experienced by speakers of different languages or dialects
A language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to refer to linguistic barriers to communication, i.e. the difficulties in communication experienced by people or groups originally speaking different languages, or even dialects in some cases. Wikipedia