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Meaning of "trilingualism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRILINGUALISM

trilingualism  [ˌtraɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRILINGUALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trilingualism is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES TRILINGUALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trilingualism

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 trilingualism in the English dictionary

The definition of trilingualism in the dictionary is the state of being trilingual.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRILINGUALISM


anti-imperialism
ˌæntɪɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm
anti-intellectualism
ˌæntɪˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəlɪzəm
anticlericalism
ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəlɪzəm
bicameralism
baɪˈkæmərəlɪzəm
bilingualism
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
commensalism
kəˈmɛnsəlɪzəm
evangelicalism
ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəlɪzəm
exceptionalism
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm
factionalism
ˈfækʃənəlɪzəm
globalism
ˈɡləʊbəlɪzəm
herbalism
ˈhɜːbəlɪzəm
hyperrealism
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪzəm
monolingualism
ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
multilingualism
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
neorealism
ˌniːəʊˈriːəlɪzəm
parochialism
pəˈrəʊkɪəlɪzəm
racialism
ˈreɪʃəlɪzəm
triumphalism
traɪˈʌmfəlɪzəm
unilateralism
ˈjuːnɪˈlætərəlɪzəm
unilingualism
ˌjuːnɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRILINGUALISM

trilateralism
trilateralist
trilaterally
trilateration
trilbies
trilby
trilemma
trilinear
trilineate
trilingual
trilingually
triliteral
triliteralism
trilith
trilithic
trilithon
trill
triller
Trilling
trillion

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRILINGUALISM

brutalism
capitalism
citizen journalism
colonialism
formalism
imperialism
individualism
journalism
liberalism
literalism
materialism
metabolism
minimalism
nationalism
Orientalism
photojournalism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of trilingualism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trilingualism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRILINGUALISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

文三语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trilingüismo
570 millions of speakers

English

trilingualism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trilingualism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثلاثية اللغات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трехъязычие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trilinguismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

trilingualism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trilinguisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trilingualism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dreisprachigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

trilingualism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

trilingualism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trilingualism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trilingualism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

trilingualism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रिभाषिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trilingualism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trilinguismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trójjęzyczności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тримовність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trilingualism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριγλωσσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drietaligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trespråkighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trilingualism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trilingualism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILINGUALISM»

The term «trilingualism» is used very little and occupies the 180.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILINGUALISM» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRILINGUALISM»

Discover the use of trilingualism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trilingualism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trilingualism in Family, School, and Community
Countries in Africa, America, Asia and Europe provide the sociolinguistic contexts described in this volume. They involve settings where three or more languages are spoken and where speakers are trilingual.
Charlotte Hoffmann, Jehannes Ytsma, 2004
2
Early Trilingualism: A Focus on Questions
Hoffmann and Widdicombe (1999: 52) point out that 'in the absence of any theoretical underpinning of our understanding of trilingualism as a distinct linguistic configuration, most of us are working within the theoretical framework of  ...
Julia D. Barnes, 2006
3
English in Europe: The Acquisition of a Third Language
Chapter. 9. Bilingualism. and. Trilingualism. in. School. Students. in. Catalonia. CARMEN MUNOZ Catalan is spoken by more than six million people, four million of whom live in Catalonia. The remaining Catalan-speakers are found in ...
Jasone Cenoz, Ulrike Jessner, 2000
4
The Quest for Trilingualism: A Case Study of Kenyan ...
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0 (A), University of Hamburg (IAA), 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: The paper deals with the ...
Anja Schmidt, 2007
5
Trends in Bilingual Acquisition
Introduction Much progress has been made in research on third language acquisition and trilingualism in recent years. This is evident in the publication of edited volumes on this topic by Cenoz and Genesee (1998) and Cenoz and Jess - ner ...
Jasone Cenoz, Fred Genesee, 2001
6
Language Strategies for Trilingual Families: Parents' ...
This book aims to enable parents in trilingual families to consider possible language strategies on the basis of analysing their individual circumstances.
Andreas Braun, Tony Cline, 2014
7
Life with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism
One trilingual writes: "Bi- or trilingualism is very common in Lebanon. It is widely accepted, even expected of you. There are newspapers and radio and TV programs in all three languages, and many road signs, legal documents, telephone ...
François Grosjean, 1982
8
Bilingual Education
Problems arise when one attempts to classify the relationship between diglossia and bilingualism according to Fishman's (1989b) schematic categorization. Both trilingualism and diglossia (or more accurately, terglossid) obtain throughout the  ...
Ofelia García, 1991
9
Linguistic Awareness in Multilinguals: English as a Third ...
This book discusses cognitive and psycholinguistic aspects of third language acquisition and trilingualism, and explores the key role of linguistic awareness in multilingual proficiency and language learning.
Ulrike Jessner, 2006
10
Considering Trilingual Education
Based in case studies conducted in the US, Europe, and Latin America, this book explores the feasibility and benefits of trilingual/ multilingual education in the United States.
Kathryn Henn-Reinke, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRILINGUALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trilingualism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Welsh assembly UFO question prompts dip into trilingualism with …
Responding to the unusual diversion into trilingualism, Millar added: “I've always suspected that Labour ministers came from another planet. This response ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Trilingualism is mandatory: Nursultan Nazarbayev
During his election campaign in April Nursultan Nazarbayev visited his homeland in Kaskelen district of Almaty oblast in Kazakhstan's south, where he met with ... «Tengrinews, May 15»
3
Nazarbayev speaks reforms, including moving powers from …
Another important aspect is the development of trilingualism of Kazakh, Russian and English languages in Kazakhstan, he said. “Our primary goal is that ... «Tengrinews, Mar 15»
4
Is Hong Kong's path of trilingualism really feasible?
Thus, for important cultural and deeply emotional reasons, our city clings to trilingualism. But this comes at a cost. It's rare to meet someone who can speak three ... «South China Morning Post, Nov 14»
5
Bureau stirs up Cantonese issue
"The purpose of language education has clearly stated that biliteracy and trilingualism means that teaching of the Chinese language is also to enhance students' ... «Hong Kong Standard, Feb 14»
6
Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstan to learn English
That is why I am talking about trilingualism," he said. "Kazakhstan has to know its official language – the Kazakh language. The Russian language is the ... «Tengrinews, Nov 13»
7
Got three languages and a sense of adventure? Then you're a …
Strictly speaking, trilingualism means two languages spoken at home and another (usually of the host country) outside. It comes easiest to, for example, ... «Evening Standard, Oct 13»
8
Teachers Strike and Protest on Spanish Balearic Islands to Defend …
The protest declares that the government is using trilingualism as a front to ... establishes a trilingual teaching model where Catalan, Spanish and English are ... «Global Voices Online, Oct 13»
9
India helps Lanka in language programme
In the reconciliation process, many hope the government's much-heralded policy of 'trilingualism' will play a key role, as Sri Lanka rebounds from a decade-long ... «Emirates 24/7, Feb 13»
10
TRILINGUALISM for getting along...
He said that the 10-year National Master Plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka has provided equal opportunities for all Sri Lankans to obtain skills in Sinhala and Tamil ... «Ceylon Daily News, Jan 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Trilingualism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/trilingualism>. Apr 2024 ».
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