multilingual
adjective
mul·ti·lin·gual
| \ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwəl
, -ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl, -ˌtī-\
, -ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl, -ˌtī-\
Definition of multilingual
1
: of, having, or expressed in several languages
a multilingual sign multilingual dictionaries
2
: using or able to use several languages especially with equal fluency
multilingual translators
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Other Words from multilingual
multilingualism
\ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwə-ˌli-zəm
, -gyə-wə- , -ˌtī- \
noun
, -gyə-wə- , -ˌtī- \
noun
multilingually
\ ˌməl-tē-ˈliŋ-gwə-lē
, -gyə-wə-lē , -ˌtī- \
adverb
, -gyə-wə-lē , -ˌtī- \
adverb
Examples of multilingual in a Sentence
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The diverse mix of ethnic groups and languages would have been familiar to people from West Africa, where intermarriage between ethnic groups is common and most people are multilingual. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "What will happen to the last slave ship in the US?," 2 Aug. 2019 The company chose 12 multilingual streamers to partner with who stream everything from cooking to CS: GO. — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "Duolingo partnered with Twitch to help you learn languages better," 26 July 2019 Gharib was raised by the latter in Southern California, growing up Catholic and multilingual while continuously fascinated by white-dominated pop culture. — Michael Cavna, chicagotribune.com, "Memoir in pictures: Cartoonists on California fires, vagaries of adolescence, and immigrant life," 24 July 2019 Having been colonized by the Dutch, French and British, the people of Mauritius are multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Black Travel Vibes: This Sexy Mauritius Getaway Is A Whole Vibe," 22 July 2019 But while O'Rourke is standing on a great many counters and other surfaces, and raising record donations, Buttigieg—the openly gay, millennial, multilingual mayor of South Bend, Indiana— is the upstart candidate the Democrats didn't seen coming. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Who Is Pete Buttigeig, the Gay Millennial Mayor the Democrats Didn't See Coming?," 1 Apr. 2019 But many street names are only in Arabic, so a good multilingual GPS is a must—or hire a local driver who knows the roads. — John Gregory-smith, Condé Nast Traveler, "In Lebanon, Let Food Be Your Guide," 16 Oct. 2018 Zimbabwe, like many countries in Africa, is multilingual. — Farai Mutsaka, Fox News, "Zimbabwe faces accusations of leaking voters' personal data," 10 July 2018 Zimbabwe, like many countries in Africa, is multilingual. — Farai Mutsaka, The Seattle Times, "Zimbabwe faces accusations of leaking voters’ personal data," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multilingual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for multilingual
multilingual
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of multilingual
: able to speak and understand several languages
: using or expressed in several languages
See the full definition for multilingual in the English Language Learners Dictionary