bilingualism

/baɪˈɫɪŋɡwəˌɫɪzəm/ noun

The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.

Word Origin Bilingualism is built from Latin bi- 'two' and lingua 'tongue' — literally 'two-tonguedness.' The -ism suffix from Greek turns it into a state or practice. Lingua also gives us language, linguist, and even linguine (little tongues of pasta). Bi- shows up in bicycle, bilateral, and binary.

noun The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages. countable

Bilingualism is common in many border regions where people speak both languages fluently.

(名词) 双语能力;双语现象;双语制

双语能力在许多边境地区很常见,那里的人们都能流利地说两种语言。

(sustantivo) bilingüismo [La condición de ser bilingüe; la capacidad de hablar dos idiomas.]

El bilingüismo es común en muchas regiones fronterizas donde la gente habla ambos idiomas con fluidez.

(nom) bilinguisme [Bilinguisme ; fait de parler couramment deux langues.]

**Bilingualism** is common in many border regions where people speak both languages fluently.

(Substantiv) Zweisprachigkeit [der Zustand, zwei Sprachen fließend sprechen und verstehen zu können]

In vielen Grenzregionen ist **bilingualism** verbreitet, wo die Menschen beide Sprachen fließend beherrschen.

(名詞) 二言語を話せる状態であること。またはその能力。

二言語併用能力は、人々が両言語を流暢に話す国境地域でよく見られる。

(substantivo) bilinguismo; bilingualismo [A condição de ser bilíngue; a capacidade de falar duas línguas.]

O bilinguismo é comum em muitas regiões de fronteira onde as pessoas falam ambas as línguas fluentemente.

Word parts: bi + lingu + al + ism

Common collocations

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