BILINGUAL


Meaning of BILINGUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)bī-ˈliŋ-gwəl also ]

-gyə-wəl adjective

Etymology: Latin bilinguis, from bi- + lingua tongue — more at tongue

Date: 1829

1. : having or expressed in two languages

a bilingual document

an officially bilingual nation

2. : using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency

bilingual in English and Japanese

3. : of or relating to bilingual education

• bilingual noun

• bi·lin·gual·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.