Bilingualism

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbilingüismo

Françaisbilinguisme

DeutschBilingualismus Bilingualität BilinguismusBilinguität Zweisprachigkeit

23 more languages

العربيةثنائيّة اللغة

Bosanskibilingvizam билингвизам

Catalàbilingüisme

Češtinabilingvismus

Ελληνικάδιγλωσσία

Suomikaksikielisyys

Gaeilgedátheangachas

Galegobilingüismo

Hrvatskibilingvizam билингвизам

Italianobilinguismo bilinguità

日本語バイリンガル

Кыргызчаэкитилдүүлүк

Lietuviųdvikalbỹstė

Македонскидвојазичност

Nederlandstweetaligheid

Polskibilingwizm dwujęzyczność

Portuguêsbilinguismo

Românăbilingvism

Русскийдвуязычность

Shqipdygjuhësi

Српскиbilingvizam билингвизам

Svenskatvåspråkighet

Українськадвомовність

Examples

“At Kingsbridge, the bilingualism of the Irish Republic was evident in the tickets, the station notices, and the neat destination boards on the 10.40 a.m. express ⟳ to Cork.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

bilinguality Bilingually bilingualness Bilinguals bilinguist bilinite

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