multilingual

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mul·ti·lin·gual | \ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwəl

, -ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl, -ˌtī- \

Definition of multilingual

1 : of, having, or expressed in several languages a multilingual sign multilingual dictionaries

2 : using or able to use several languages especially with equal fluency multilingual translators

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Other Words from multilingual

multilingualism \ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwə-ˌli-zəm

, -gyə-wə- , -ˌtī- \ noun

multilingually \ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwə-lē

, -gyə-wə-lē , -ˌtī- \ adverb

Examples of multilingual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The coalition is hoping to fill all 800 appointments, or half the available 1,600 slots this weekend, through a robust, multilingual outreach and canvassing campaign. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "CIC Health expands operations to Reggie Lewis Center," 26 Feb. 2021 The medical staff are diverse and multilingual themselves, which helps in providing care, debunking myths and answering questions about the vaccine. — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, "'We are all they have': Community clinics gear up to receive more COVID-19 vaccine," 23 Feb. 2021 The Esperanza Center, a resource center for immigrants in Baltimore, has pivoted its multilingual health hotline to answer questions about the vaccine and registration. — Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, "Advocates working to get COVID-19 vaccine to Baltimore’s hard-hit Latino community," 22 Feb. 2021 The mobile clinic, run Saturday by mostly multilingual staff, served predominantly Latino seniors in Silverado Park, an area with high levels of coronavirus infections, according to city data. — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, "Coronavirus updates from the Bay Area and beyond: Feb. 4-10, 2021," 18 Feb. 2021 The multilingual advantage can take different forms throughout a life. — Kevin Carey, New York Times, "The Potential Plus of Having a Former ‘English Learner’ as Education Secretary," 18 Jan. 2021 In an interconnected world where goods, information and people cross borders with ease, being multilingual is more an asset than a liability. — Kevin Carey, New York Times, "The Potential Plus of Having a Former ‘English Learner’ as Education Secretary," 18 Jan. 2021 Samir Patil is the cofounder and CEO of ScrollStack.com, a mobile-first, multilingual platform that enables creators to charge for their works. — Samir Patil, Fortune, "The web must change its business model if it wants to become truly global and multilingual," 21 Dec. 2020 But this is the HFPA, a group that, laughably, given its foreign press title, has little regard for global cinema and has consistently displayed an unwillingness to grapple with the context found in multicultural and multilingual stories. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, "Golden Globes predictions ... and, yes, ‘Hamilton’ is eligible," 6 Jan. 2021

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