bilingual

[ bahy-ling-gwuh l or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh l ]

/ baɪˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl /

adjective

able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.

spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual.

of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools.

noun

a bilingual person.

Origin of bilingual

1835–45; < Latin bilingu(is) ( bi- bi-¹ + lingu-, stem of lingua tongue + -is adj. suffix) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bilingual

bi·lin·gual·ly, adverb

Words nearby bilingual

biligenesis, bilinear, bilinear form, bilinear transformation, bilineate, bilingual, bilingual education, bilingualism, bilious, bilirachia, bilirubin

Example sentences from the Web for bilingual

The scenes in Tokyo were filmed with the help of a bilingual Japanese crew.

She Thought ‘Fargo’ Was Real: The Misguided Voyage of ‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’ |Nico Hines |February 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Almost to a person, the French who are bilingual credit English-language television with their success.

Why Can’t France Learn English? |David Sessions |March 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Bilingual readers point out that the Newsweek story is more nuanced than is being reported in French.

Maid’s Tale Ignites France |Tracy McNicoll |July 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Consultants often tell religious candidates they must learn to be “bilingual,” Green told me.

The Submissive Michele Bachmann |Jill Lawrence |July 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

With a title that means "big butt" in slang in Brazil, the only thing to really give him credit for is the bilingual factor.

15 Singing Reality Stars |Jaimie Etkin |December 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The bilingual young woman who was to be of such use to Walt had only existed in his dreams.

The Dop Doctor |Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
"This is better than a bilingual, Martha," Hubert Penrose said.

Omnilingual |H. Beam Piper
Bilingual, bī-ling′wal, adj. of or containing two tongues or languages.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
Below the second is a bilingual inscription, in which only the Greek name, Κενδύομις, is legible.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
Bilingual races are up to the tactics of rats with a double hole.

Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for bilingual

bilingual

/ (baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl) /

adjective

able to speak two languages, esp with fluency

written or expressed in two languages

noun

a bilingual person

Derived forms of bilingual

bilingualism, noun bilingually, adverb

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

bilingual

adjective

noun

Origin of bilingual

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British Dictionary definitions for bilingual

adjective

noun

Derived forms of bilingual

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

bilingual

adjective

noun

Origin of bilingual

OTHER WORDS FROM bilingual

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