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bilingual

[bahy-ling-gwuhl, -ling-gyoo-uhl] / baɪˈlɪŋ gwəl, -ˈlɪŋ gju əl /
ADJECTIVE
using two languages
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diglot
STRONG
multilingual polyglot
WEAK
interlingual trilingual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
monoglot monolingual


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I was born in the United States, but my parents are Soviet émigrés and I grew up bilingual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But switching to a bilingual Head Start program has given her daughter confidence and a newfound enthusiasm for school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The 1998 proposition, which was repealed in 2016, shut down most of California’s K-12 bilingual programs, dropping the number of students receiving bilingual instruction from 30% to 8% statewide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Jenner, a former teacher, said she wanted to see more Welsh-speaking teachers go into the education system and deliver a bilingual education.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Many years later there is something called bilingual education—a scheme proposed in the late 1960s by Hispanic- American social activists, later endorsed by a congressional vote.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez



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