multilingual
pronunciation
How to pronounce multilingual in British English:
UK [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl]
How to pronounce multilingual in American English:
US [ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl]
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- Adjective:
- using or knowing more than one language
Word Origin
- multilingual (adj.)
- also multi-lingual, 1838, from multi- + Latin lingua "language," literally "tongue" (see lingual). Related: Multilingually; multilingualism.
Example
- 1. Mr de maeseneire , a multilingual 51-year-old , looks tailor-made for the job .
- 2. Inspire fm , an all-volunteer muslim radio station , aims to foster good citizenship with multilingual broadcasting .
- 3. He and his wife , a spanish lawyer , are exemplars of a certain kind of multilingual , transnational elite .