multilingual
adjective
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The roots of multilingual come from Latin. If you happen to prefer Greek, use the synonym polyglot, in which poly- has the same meaning as multi-, and -glot means the same thing as -lingual. The best way to become multilingual is probably to be born in a bilingual (two-language) household; learning those first two seems to give the mind the kind of exercise that makes later language-learning easy.
Examples of multilingual in a Sentence
Madeleine Schwartz Soneela Nankani Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Recognized in 1815 by European powers after Napoleon's defeat and enshrined in the 1907 Hague Convention, Swiss neutrality helped bind together the multilingual confederation during the World Wars.
—Fox News, 10 May 2024
Growing up in Morocco, a multilingual and multicultural environment, Najiba discovered the power of synergy, collaboration, and diversity early on.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
His team supplied food, water, firewood, and multilingual information sheets as hundreds of migrants, including children, waited days for the overwhelmed Border Patrol to pick them up and process them.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
There are two Indias – the relatively small, but globally visible, English-speaking India, and the vast, multilingual and increasingly affluent and aspirational Bharat (the ancient Sanskrit name for the country), where the growth will come from.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
That’s a tough task in any country, but especially in India, with its multiethnic, multilingual, billion-person population, including many without computers, internet access, and even electricity.
—Maju Kuruvilla, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
Not just from the multilingual customer support team – available 24/7 through the live chat function – but with the FAQ help section and Jackpot City’s blog as well.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Ignition Casino is also multilingual; players can translate site text into three different languages.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Multilingual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multilingual. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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