Multilingual

Quick meaning: Multilingual is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.

Meaning

Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.

More Meanings

1. (of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.
2. A polyglot.

Example Sentences

Describing us as multilingual emphasizes our achievements and that learning English adds to the richness of our identity.

So being multilingual can make you more appealing, more successful and more compassionate. And it’s also good for your health.

In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation.

Wikipedia is the most ambitious multilingual project after the Bible: There are editions in over 340 languages, and a further 400 even more obscure ones are being developed and tested.

Word Forms

• multilinguals

Synonyms for multilingual

Depending on context, synonyms include many-tongued, multilanguage, multilinguistic, plurilingual, polyglot, trilingual.

Antonyms for multilingual

Common opposites include monolingual, unilingual.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polyglot, trilingual, bilingual, linguistic, language, multicultural.

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