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bilingual
- /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
- /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡwəl, -ɪŋɡjuəl
Where it comes from
From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.
adjective bi-lingual
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Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife.
Similar: diglot, two-tongued
- Spoken or written in two different languages. a bilingual dictionary
- Characterized by the use or presence of two languages. bilingual education
Similar: two-tongued
noun bilinguals · bi-lingual
- A person who is able to use two languages. Imagine that you had to figure out the lexicon and grammar of a language that you did not know. How would you go about trying to figure out the structure of that language? It would be enormously helpful to have a bilingual speaker of your language and the new language: With a bilingual, you can agre
- An inscription that includes the same text in two languages.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: multilingual, bilingualism, linguistic, language, unilingual, yearbook, official, fluent, english, francophone, french, bi-, bilingue, french-speaking, languages, polyglot
adjective
Similar: two-tongued
Translations
Every language
adj speaking two languages
| Español | bilingüe |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バイリンガルの bairingaru no |
| 中文 | 雙語 /双语 shuāngyǔ |
| हिन्दी | द्विभाषी dvibhāṣī |
| Português | bilíngue, bilingue |
| Français | bilingue |
| Deutsch | zweisprachig, bilingual |
| Italiano | bilingue |
| Ελληνικά | δίγλωσσος díglossos |
| Română | bilingv |
| Русский | двуязы́чный dvujazýčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | song ngữ |
| العربية | ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة ṯunāʔī l-luḡa |
| עברית | דו־לשוני |
adj written in two languages
| Español | bilingüe |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 雙語 /双语 shuāngyǔ |
| हिन्दी | द्विभाषी dvibhāṣī |
| Português | bilíngue, bilingue |
| Deutsch | zweisprachig |
| Italiano | bilingue |
| Ελληνικά | δίγλωσσος díglossos |
| Română | bilingv |
| Русский | двуязы́чный dvujazýčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | song ngữ |
| العربية | ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة ṯunāʔī l-luḡa |
noun a person who is bilingual
| Español | bilingüe |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두 개(個) 국어(國語)를 말하는 사람 du gae gugeo-reul malhaneun saram |
| 日本語 | 二言語に通じた人 |
| 中文 | 會雙語的人 /会双语的人 huì shuāngyǔ de rén |
| Português | bilíngue, diglota |
| Română | bilingv, bilingvă |
| Русский | билингв bilingv |
Talk about this word "bilingual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bilingual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bilingual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bilingual "bilingual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bilingual.Cite this
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title = {bilingual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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