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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
Daniel Bruhl

Meaning of "bilingual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BILINGUAL

bilingual  [baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILINGUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bilingual can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BILINGUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bilingual

Multilingualism

Multilingualism is the act of using polyglotism, or using multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of globalization and cultural openness. Owing to the ease of access to information facilitated by the Internet, individuals' exposure to multiple languages is becoming increasingly frequent thereby promoting a need to acquire additional languages. People who speak several languages are also called polyglots.

Definition of bilingual in the English dictionary

The first definition of bilingual in the dictionary is able to speak two languages, esp with fluency. Other definition of bilingual is written or expressed in two languages. Bilingual is also a bilingual person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILINGUAL


bowlingual
ˌbaʊˈlɪŋɡwəl
Chigwell
ˈtʃɪɡwəl
dentilingual
ˌdɛntɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
fissilingual
ˌfɪsɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
interlingual
ˌɪntəˈlɪŋɡwəl
lingual
ˈlɪŋɡwəl
monolingual
ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋɡwəl
multilingual
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
prelingual
priːˈlɪŋɡwəl
quadrilingual
ˌkwɒdrɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
sublingual
sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl
trilingual
traɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
ungual
ˈʌŋɡwəl
unilingual
ˌjuːnɪˈlɪŋɡwəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILINGUAL

bilge water
bilgy
bilharzia
bilharzial
bilharziasis
bilharziosis
bilian
biliary
bilimbi
bilinear
bilingualism
bilingually
bilinguist
bilious
bilious attack
biliously
biliousness
bilirubin
biliteral
biliverdin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILINGUAL

actual
annual
as per usual
bisexual
casual
dual
exergual
homosexual
individual
intellectual
manual
mutual
sensual
sexual
spiritual
the usual
unusual
usual
virtual
visual

Synonyms and antonyms of bilingual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bilingual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILINGUAL

Find out the translation of bilingual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bilingual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bilingual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双语的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bilingüe
570 millions of speakers

English

bilingual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्विभाषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِلُغَتَيْـن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двуязычный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilíngue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিভাষিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bilingue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dwibahasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zweisprachig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バイリンガルの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중 언어의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilingual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

song ngữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருமொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्विभाषिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki dil bilen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bilingue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwujęzyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двомовний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bilingv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίγλωσσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweetalige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvåspråkig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tospråklig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilingual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILINGUAL»

The term «bilingual» is very widely used and occupies the 16.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILINGUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bilingual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bilingual» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilingual

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10 QUOTES WITH «BILINGUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bilingual.
1
Daniel Bruhl
Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
2
Daniel Bruhl
My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
3
Celine Buckens
My parents are both Belgian-born, and so am I, actually. I'm bilingual, so I had experience with French.
4
Stephen Harper
Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been.
5
Gordie Howe
American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity.
6
David Henry Hwang
I've studied Chinese in college, but basically, I'm not bilingual.
7
Ernest Istook
My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.
8
Richard Lamm
History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual.
9
Sendhil Mullainathan
Serial tasking is hard because switching tasks is hard, even when the tasks are easy and similar. In some experiments, bilingual speakers are asked to read out numbers, first in one language and then midway in another language. They often stumble at the switch, taking many tries before they hit their stride again.
10
Patrick O'Brian
My wife and I have spent most of our lives in France, and we are both pretty well bilingual, my wife more purely than I, since as a little girl she went to school in French Switzerland.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILINGUAL»

Discover the use of bilingual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilingual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bilingual: Life and Reality
In this book, François Grosjean draws on research, interviews, autobiographies, and the engaging examples of bilingual authors.
François Grosjean, 2010
2
7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child
This book helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve their bilingual goals for their child, whether those goals are understanding others, the ability to speak a second language, reading and/or writing ...
Naomi STEINER, Susan L. HAYES, 2008
3
Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism: 5th Edition
The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education.
Colin Baker, 194, 2011
4
Bilingual Education: An Introductory Reader
The book contains a comprehensive selection of outstanding and influential articles on bilingual education in the USA and the rest of the world.
Ofelia García, Colin Baker, 2007
5
Bilingual Speech: A Typology of Code-Mixing
In depth analysis of different types of language-mixing among bilingual speakers.
Pieter Muysken, 2000
6
Bilingual Education: 5
DEAF BILINGUAL BICULTURAL EDUCATION Bilingual bicultural education of Deaf students recognizes both the native sign language of the Deaf community and the majority language of the country in which the students reside. It also fosters ...
Jim Cummins, David Corson, 1999
7
Bilingual Minds: Emotional Experience, Expression and ...
How do they express emotions and do they have a favourite language for emotional expression? This book addresses bilingualism and emotions, and provides intriguing answers to these and many related questions.
Aneta Pavlenko, 2006
8
Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism: Beyond ...
This book explores bilingual community education, specifically the educational spaces shaped and organized by American ethnolinguistic communities for their children in the multilingual city of New York.
Ofelia García, Zeena Zakharia, 2012
9
Language Processing in Bilingual Children
A collection of papers that explore bilingual children coping with two language systems.
Ellen Bialystok, 1991
10
Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
It includes many pictures, graphs, maps and diagrams. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography on bilingualism.
Colin Baker, Sylvia Prys Jones, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILINGUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bilingual is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Framingham Parents Petition For Bilingual Education at Fuller Middle
Presently, children in the Transitional Bilingual Education program at Brophy Elementary are able to learn educational content in their native ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
First-generation North Central College graduate plans to become …
Nelson pursued her goal of becoming a bilingual teacher even during her two study abroad experiences. “Both experiences were intensive ... «Positively Naperville, Jul 15»
3
Mammootty, Karthi in Mani Ratnam's Upcoming Bilingual?
Rumours have been doing rounds that Mani Ratnam's next will be a bilingual film and the latest we hear is that the director has cast Karthi and ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
4
Bilingual conference part of 'growing' movement
Educators from around the world gathered in Palm Springs this week to discuss strategies to help students become bilingual and biliterate. «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
5
Bilingual education the way to go
I REFER to Hassan Talib's “School system neither here nor there” (NST, June 30). No one will dispute the fact that the country's standard of ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
6
Nagarjuna and Karthi's Tamil-Telugu bilingual to be shot in Europe
Chennai: Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna and Karthi, along with co-star Tamannah Bhatia, will soon leave on a month-long European trip to shoot ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
7
Across Texas, need grows for bilingual 911 call-takers
When El Pasoans in distress dial 911, they can ask for help in English, Spanish or both. To better serve the predominantly Hispanic region, the ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Bilingual construction program helps Latino students learn trades
11 students took part in the second class of the Bilingual Construction Program at the Latino Academy of Workforce Development. The United ... «WKOW, Jul 15»
9
Bilingual dispatchers needed in Texas
Home; / News. Bilingual dispatchers needed in Texas. POSTED: 10:53 PM Jul 01 2015. Text Size: Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. Print. Tweet ... «KTXS, Jul 15»
10
Nagarjuna, Karthi, Tamannah in bilingual film
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna and Karthi, along with co-star Tamannah Bhatia, will soon leave on a month-long European trip to shoot important ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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