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Meaning of multilingualism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

mʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm

Definitions

The condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية متعدد اللغات

Azərbaycanca çoxdillilik

Català multilingüisme plurilingüisme

Deutsch Mehrsprachigkeit Multilingualismus Multilingualität Multilinguismus Vielsprachigkeit

Español multilingüismo plurilingüismo

Suomi monikielisyys

Français multilinguisme plurilinguisme

Galego multilingüismo plurilingüismo

हिन्दी बहुभाषिकता

Magyar többnyelvűség

Italiano multilinguismo plurilinguismo

日本語多言語

Қазақша көптілділік

Македонски повеќеја́зичност

Nederlands meertaligheid

Polski wielojęzyczność

Português multilinguismo plurilinguismo

Română multilingvism

Русский многоязычие многоязы́чность мультилингви́зм

Svenska flerspråkighet

Türkçe çokdillilik

Українська багатомовність

Tiếng Việt đa ngôn ngữ

Examples

“This is, perhaps, where writing centers and composition studies are implicated most obviously into the conversation of language ideology, translingualism, and multilingualism.”

“Spielberg showed us, a nation historically obsessed with the idea of domination, that respect is a courageous choice and that multilingualism is our true color. It is who we are.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of multilingualism | Babel Free

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