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monolingual
- /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡwəl
adjective more monolingual · most monolingual
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Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.
Similar: unilingual · Opposite: multilingual, plurilingual
noun monolinguals
- a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot
Translations
Every language
adj only knowing or spoken in one language
| Español | monolingüe |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 単一言語 tanitsugengo |
| 中文 | 單語 /单语 dānyǔ |
| हिन्दी | एकभाषी ekbhāṣī |
| Português | monolíngue |
| Français | monolingue, unilingue |
| Deutsch | einsprachig, monolingual |
| Ελληνικά | μονόγλωσσος monóglossos |
| Română | monolingv, unilingv |
| Русский | одноязы́чный odnojazýčnyj, моноязычный monojazyčnyj |
| العربية | أُحَادِي اَللُّغَة ʔuḥādī l-luḡa |
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title = {monolingual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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