bilingual

Speech parts

1. bilingual - Noun

2. bilingual - Adjective

3. bilingual - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual dictionary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bilingualist english polyglot speaker fluent linguist lingual bilingualism translator subtitle dualist anglophone bilateralism into multilingual

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Antonyms

incorrect erroneous monolingual solecistic ungrammatical monoglot

Hypernyms

polyglot linguist

Phrases with the word

bilingual person bilingual language use bilingual proficiency bilingual program bilingual society bilingual system

Examples

Of course a bilingual state is more expensive than a unilingual one - but it is a richer state. Pierre Trudeau

Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.' Dave Chappelle

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. Gordie Howe

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages. Jon Secada

Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been. Stephen Harper

Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms. John Millington Synge

Close letter words and terms

bilinearize bilinearly bilinga bilingual code-switching bilingual communication bilingual curriculum