Modern languages refers to the modern European languages, for example French, German, and Russian, which are studied at school or university.
...head of modern languages at a London grammar school.
modern languages in British English
(ˈmɒdən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz)
plural noun
plural of modern language; often used to describe the educational department in a school or university which teaches the languages spoken in present-day Europe, with the exception of English
head of modern languages at a London grammar school
Examples of 'modern languages' in a sentence
modern languages
Did you know I have an upper second in modern languages from Exeter?
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Dee went up to John's, Oxford, to read English and Penn went off to Warwick to do modern languages.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2002)
The modern languages I'd done at school, and could make some headway; but something about them looked wrong.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (2002)
In other languages
modern languages
British English: modern languages /ˈmɒdən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/ NOUN
Modern languages refers to the modern European languages, for example French, German, and Russian, which are studied at school or university.