trilingual
adjective
tri·lin·gual
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Definition of trilingual
: consisting of, having, or expressed in three languages
trilingual countries a trilingual joke
also
: familiar with or able to use three languages
a trilingual teacher
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Most are already bi- or trilingual, switching with ease into English or another language when abroad. — Caitlin Hu, Quartz, "Iceland is inventing a new vocabulary for a high-tech future," 2 June 2019 The setup, on loan from the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, is the Please Touch’s first trilingual exhibit, in English, Spanish, and Japanese. — Lauren Mccutcheon, Philly.com, "Where to take your kids in Philadelphia this summer," 6 June 2018 The trilingual track also hits No. 2 on the World Digital Song Sales chart. — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, "Super Junior Debut on the Latin Charts With Leslie Grace & Play-N-Skillz on 'Lo Siento'," 24 Apr. 2018 Known as the Rosetta Stone, this trilingual slab presented an unmatched opportunity to unlock the stories of the Ancient Egyptians. — Smithsonian, "Accessibility Navigation," 19 Apr. 2017 A few years ago, trilingual street signs — in Italian, Hebrew and Arabic — were put up as markers in the area in a nod to the city’s rich past. — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, "500 Years After Expulsion, Sicily’s Jews Reclaim a Lost History," 24 Apr. 2017 Teachers and parents here speak of trilingual aspirations, and the sounds of Spanish, Korean and English can be heard throughout the playground. — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, "Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It," 17 Oct. 2016 And take languages seriously; bi- and trilingual candidates are always preferred. — miamiherald, "CEOs’ advice to college students: Network! Internships! Research!," 11 June 2017 Born in New Jersey to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother, the trilingual Mancuso is a guest correspondent on Fusion’s expanded docu-series Outpost. — Leila Cobo, Billboard, "YouTube Star Rudy Mancuso Pushes Boundaries With Irreverent Comedy, Gets Serious for 'Outpost'," 21 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trilingual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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