Elamur Dictionary⌕
☰
dictionaries / English / M / multilingual

multilingual

adjective (multilingual; more multilingual); noun (a multilingual — rare)

«multilingual» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. Able to speak or use several languages. tree →
  2. Written in or using several languages, as in "a multilingual sign" or "a multilingual dictionary". tree →

In the lessons

Used in language lessons and everyday life: many children are multilingual, speaking one language at home and another at school. Airports, museums and hospitals use multilingual signs. Phrases: "multilingual family", "multilingual school".

Examples

  • My cousin is multilingual; she speaks English, Polish and Spanish. tree →
  • The airport signs are multilingual. tree →
  • Many children in Ireland are bilingual or multilingual. tree →
  • Our school library has multilingual books. tree →
  • Being multilingual can help you get a job abroad. tree →
  • The museum gave us a multilingual guide. tree →
  • Switzerland is a multilingual country with four official languages. tree →

Note

"Bilingual" means two languages, "trilingual" three, "multilingual" several or many. "Monolingual" means only one. "Lingual" comes from Latin "lingua" (tongue, language).

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/multilingual/