- bilingualism
- noun Date: 1873 1. the ability to speak two languages 2. the frequent use (as by a community) of two languages 3. the political or institutional recognition of two languages
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bilingualism
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Bilingualism — Bi*lin gual*ism, n. Quality of being bilingual. [1913 Webster] The bilingualism of King s English. Earle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bilingualism — (n.) 1873, from BILINGUAL (Cf. bilingual) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
bilingualism — /buy ling gweuh liz euhm/ or, Can., / ling gyooh euh /, n. 1. the ability to speak two languages fluently. 2. the habitual use of two languages. 3. Canadian. a government supported program encouraging all citizens to acquire a knowledge of both… … Universalium
bilingualism — [[t]baɪlɪ̱ŋgwəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages equally well … English dictionary
bilingualism — bilingual ► ADJECTIVE 1) speaking two languages fluently. 2) expressed in or using two languages. DERIVATIVES bilingualism noun … English terms dictionary
Bilingualism in Ottawa — Street signs in Ottawa are bilingual, like the ones shown here … Wikipedia
Bilingualism in Hong Kong — Hong Kong is a bilingual city, its residents speaking English and Cantonese which are both official languages of Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Basic Law (Article 9) and the Official Languages Ordinance (Chapter 5).English as an official… … Wikipedia
bilingualism — См. bilinguismo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
bilingualism — noun The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages. See Also: monolingualism, trilingualism, multilingualism … Wiktionary
bilingualism — n. command of two languages, equal ability in two languages; government policy of having two national languages … English contemporary dictionary
