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bilingual

[bahy-ling-gwuhl, -ling-gyoo-uhl] / baɪˈlɪŋ gwəl, -ˈlɪŋ gju əl /
ADJECTIVE
using two languages
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diglot
STRONG
multilingual polyglot
WEAK
interlingual trilingual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
monoglot monolingual


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Their daughter is now 8 and attends a bilingual Spanish and English neighborhood elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Carney said Canadian subsidies for Francophone culture, the role of Francophone online media and bilingual labeling of products sold in Canada were among the issues at stake.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

His account is one of the many such stories of coerced expulsion — including those of other Los Angeles residents — featured in the bilingual exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

As opposed to about half of the people in the world, who are bilingual, most of us know only one language — and even then, only kinda-sorta.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Or work my way to Germany and be a waitress, until I was bilingual.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath



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