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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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California restricted bilingual education in public schools nearly 30 years ago when voters passed Proposition 227.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Their daughter is now 8 and attends a bilingual Spanish and English neighborhood elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Carney said Canadian subsidies for Francophone culture, the role of Francophone online media and bilingual labeling of products sold in Canada were among the issues at stake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

His account is one of the many such stories of coerced expulsion — including those of other Los Angeles residents — featured in the bilingual exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Today I hear bilingual educators say that children lose a degree of ‘individuality’ by becoming assimilated into public society.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez



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