bilingual
adjective
bi·lin·gual
(ˌ)bī-ˈliŋ-gwəl 
also -gyə-wəl
1
: having or expressed in two languages
a bilingual document
an officially bilingual nation
2
: using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency
bilingual in English and Japanese
3
: of or relating to bilingual education
bilingual
noun
bilingually
adverb
Examples of bilingual in a Sentence
Several of the employees are bilingual.
He is bilingual in English and Japanese.
She grew up in a bilingual community.
The town has an excellent bilingual education program.
Recent Examples on the Web
The sophisticated, French-speaking (yet very bilingual), culturally diverse city lays claim to world-class restaurants, lovely parks, superb art galleries and museums, a dynamic music scene, inspiring 18th- and 19th-century architecture, and vibrant nightlife.
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Elizabeth Warkentin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
After six months there, she was versed in Spanish and is now bilingual and speaks fluently.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Is That a Good Thing? Unlike the Anglosphere, most of the world is at least bilingual, with English often in the mix.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
In beautiful, bilingual Montreal, bookstores typically lean one way or the other linguistically but still feature a section devoted to literature in the city’s other main language, so that customers might see how the other half reads.
—Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
Johnson also suggested the district offer a bilingual class or bilingual Montessori class, as well as an arts or STEM or engineering stream.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Barron, Trump’s youngest child and his only one with Melania, was raised to be bilingual and frequently called his grandmother to converse in Slovenian.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
In addition to weekly services for the church’s hundred or so regular attendees, Phelps now holds a bilingual service twice a month for about sixty migrants who, for the moment, call Woodlawn home.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Arthur is British, a bilingual bum attracted to the Italian scene, first seen returning to Tuscany by train after having served a prison sentence for grave-robbing.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Warkentin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024
After six months there, she was versed in Spanish and is now bilingual and speaks fluently.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Is That a Good Thing? Unlike the Anglosphere, most of the world is at least bilingual, with English often in the mix.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
In beautiful, bilingual Montreal, bookstores typically lean one way or the other linguistically but still feature a section devoted to literature in the city’s other main language, so that customers might see how the other half reads.
—Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
Johnson also suggested the district offer a bilingual class or bilingual Montessori class, as well as an arts or STEM or engineering stream.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Barron, Trump’s youngest child and his only one with Melania, was raised to be bilingual and frequently called his grandmother to converse in Slovenian.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
In addition to weekly services for the church’s hundred or so regular attendees, Phelps now holds a bilingual service twice a month for about sixty migrants who, for the moment, call Woodlawn home.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Arthur is British, a bilingual bum attracted to the Italian scene, first seen returning to Tuscany by train after having served a prison sentence for grave-robbing.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Bilingual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilingual. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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bilingual
adjective
bi·lin·gual
(ˌ)bī-ˈliŋ-g(yə-)wəl
1
: of, expressed in, or using two languages
a bilingual dictionary
2
: able to use two languages especially with fluency
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