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Meaning of "multilingual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTILINGUAL

multilingual  [ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTILINGUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Multilingual is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MULTILINGUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

multilingual

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 multilingual in the English dictionary

The definition of multilingual in the dictionary is able to speak more than two languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULTILINGUAL


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTILINGUAL

multilane
multilateral
multilateralism
multilateralist
multilaterally
multilayer
multilevel
multiline
multilineal
multilinear
multilingualism
multilingually
multilinguist
multilobate
multilobe
multilobular
multilobulate
multilocational
multilocular
multiloculate

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTILINGUAL

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 multilingual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «multilingual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTILINGUAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

多语种
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

multilingüe
570 millions of speakers

English

multilingual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहुभाषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد اللغات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многоязычный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

multilingue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুভাষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

multilingue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelbagai bahasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mehrsprachig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多言語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다국어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Multilingual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa ngôn ngữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்மொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभाषिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok dilli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plurilingue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wielojęzyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатомовний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai multe limbi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύγλωσσο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veeltalige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flerspråkig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flerspråklig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multilingual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTILINGUAL»

The term «multilingual» is very widely used and occupies the 17.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTILINGUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «multilingual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «multilingual» 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 multilingual

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «MULTILINGUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word multilingual.
1
Ivica Dacic
I invite you to leverage Serbia because we have talented young professionals who are multilingual, highly educated, and willing to work for competitive wages.
2
Wyclef Jean
I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTILINGUAL»

Discover the use of multilingual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multilingual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond Bilingualism: Multilingualism and Multilingual Education
Provides information and advice for teachers on multilingual issues, including teaching multilingual students and promoting the acquisition of multiple languages
Jasone Cenoz, Fred Genesee, 1998
2
Discourse and Power in a Multilingual World
The particular focus of this volume is on discourse linking 'race riots' in England in 2001 with the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, which extended legislation to test the English language proficiency of British citizenship ...
Adrian Blackledge, 2005
3
Multilingual Information Retrieval: From Research To Practice
Summarizing almost ten years of intensive research into multi- and cross-lingual information access, this book is a comprehensive description of the technologies involved in designing and developing systems for multilingual information ...
Carol Peters, Martin Braschler, Paul Clough, 2012
4
Multilingual Corpora and Multilingual Corpus Analysis
This volume deals with different aspects of the creation and use of multilingual corpora.
Thomas Schmidt, Kai Wörner, 2012
5
The Multilingual Mind: Issues Discussed By, For, and about ...
This book tackles common misconceptions about polyglots ("too many languages can cause brain overload," "some languages are easier to learn than others," "an adult cannot learn a foreign language as fast as a child," etc.).
Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, 2003
6
Multilingual Speech Processing
This book presents a comprehensive introduction to research problems and solutions, both from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective, and highlights technology that incorporates the increasing necessity for multilingual ...
Tanja Schultz, Katrin Kirchhoff, 2006
7
Aspects of Multilingual Aphasia
This volume presents a broad overview of current research and thought on aphasia in individuals who speak more than one language.
Martin R. Gitterman, Mira Goral, Loraine K. Obler, 2012
8
Language Socialization in Bilingual and Multilingual Societies
Language socialization in bilingual and multilingual societies.
Robert Bayley, Sandra R. Schecter, 2003
9
The Multilingual Lexicon
This book is unique because it explores the multilingual lexicon by providing insights from research studies conducted in psycholinguistics, applied linguistics and neurolinguistics.
Jasone Cenoz, Britta Hufeisen, U. Jessner, 2003
10
Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Contexts
This volume highlights the role of language ideologies in the process of negotiation of identities and shows that in different historical and social contexts different identities may be negotiable or non-negotiable.
Aneta Pavlenko, Adrian Blackledge, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTILINGUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multilingual is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Some multilingual giant ducks protested the European parliament …
Some multilingual giant ducks protested the European parliament building in Strasbourg today. By CityMetric staff. "This new series of Doctor ... «CityMetric, Jul 15»
2
High hopes for multilingual poetry festival
A screenshot of National Poetry Festival Programme's line-up that was shared on the official Facebook page. Photo: Facebook/ Singapore ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
3
5 ways to trick your tummy
Trick your tummy into feeling full with these five easy tips from NurseWise, a national multilingual nurse triage and health education provider. 1. «Florida Today, Jul 15»
4
The 6 Best Things About Being Bilingual
Here, the six best advantages to being multilingual. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. 1. It (literally) pays off to speak more than one ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
5
Bradenton resident spends summer in Milan for U.S. Department of …
Costa is one of 120 multilingual student ambassadors chosen from 1,000 applicants to serve as representatives for the USA Pavilion in Milan. «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
6
CareerBuilder Joins Forces with Textkernel to Deliver Powerful …
It also offers highly accurate multilingual resume/CV parsing. Combined with Textkernel's candidate routing workflow, it can convert any ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
7
Swansea voice over company with Hollywood links to create up to …
Swansea-based VoiceBox specialises in multilingual voice overs, dubbing and subtitling, providing services for feature films and TV series ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
8
Are multilingual workers more stressed?
Do Australians whose first language isn't English suffer more stress at work? Making up around one quarter of the nation's total population, ... «SBS, Jul 15»
9
Multilingual Call Center Expands to the Philippines' Safest City, Davao
MAKATI CITY, Philippines, July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiming for an even wider reach and a more dynamic presence in the multilingual ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
10
W12 — Push the Boundaries and don't be Afraid of Holding …
Multilingual conferences are most commonly thought to be held between political leaders when politicians from different countries meet. «Digital Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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