English Explanatory Dictionary

bilingual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
  2. Spoken or written in two different languages.
  3. Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
noun
  1. A person who is able to use two languages.

Pronunciation

/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bilingual.wav

Word forms

bilingual bi-lingual bilinguals

Etymology

From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.

Synonyms

two-tongued diglot

Related words

biliterate biscriptal sesquilingual

Derived words

bilingual dictionary bilingualism bilinguality bilingualize bilingually bilingualness nonbilingual

Translations

Afrikaans: tweetalig Albanian: dygjuhësh Arabic: ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ Armenian: երկլեզու Asturian: billingüe Azerbaijani: ikidilli Basque: elebidun Belarusian: двухмо́ўны Belarusian: дзвюхмо́ўны Bengali: দ্বিভাষিক Breton: divyezhek Bulgarian: двуезичен Catalan: bilingüe Chinese Mandarin: 雙語 /双语 Czech: bilingvní Czech: dvojjazyčný Danish: tosproget Danish: tvesproget Dutch: tweetalig Esperanto: dulingva Estonian: kakskeelne Finnish: kaksikielinen French: bilingue Galician: bilingüe Georgian: ორენოვანი Georgian: ორენიანი German: zweisprachig German: bilingual Greek: δίγλωσσος Hebrew: דו־לשוני Hindi: द्विभाषी Hungarian: bilingvis Hungarian: kétnyelvű Icelandic: tvítyngdur Ido: bilingua Interlingua: bilingue Irish: dátheangach Italian: bilingue Japanese: バイリンガルの Khmer: ឧភយពាក្យ Khmer: ពីរភាសា Latin: bilinguis Macedonian: двоја́зичен Manx: daa-hengagh Māori: reorua Navajo: saad naaki yidiitsʼaʼ
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