bilingual

adjective

bi·lin·gual (ˌ)bī-ˈliŋ-gwəl

also -gyə-wəl

: having or expressed in two languages

a bilingual document

an officially bilingual nation

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

bilingual in English and Japanese

: of or relating to bilingual education

bilingual noun

bilingually adverb

Examples of bilingual in a Sentence

Several of the employees are bilingual. He is bilingual in English and Japanese. She grew up in a bilingual community. The town has an excellent bilingual education program.

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Some 32,000 international civil servants and NGO workers bring with them conversations in global English, sky-rocketing real estate prices and expensive bilingual private schools. —

Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025 In recent years, the IRS has made a real effort to ramp up services for traditionally underserved taxpayers, including bilingual ones. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 The center includes an art gallery with work by local and Hispanic artists, a Citizenship Corner, weekly bilingual storytime, bilingual staff and materials. —

Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025 Every department had at least one person who was bilingual. —

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