polyglot

But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

It’s also important in a polyglot state like California that a poll is not conducted solely in English.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

Historians say the deprivation contributed to the growing ethnic tensions of the polyglot state, which led to the Bosnian War in the 1990s.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

The Americas had two empires, those of the Aztecs and Incas, which resembled their Eurasian counterparts in size, population, polyglot makeup, official religions, and origins in the conquest of smaller states.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In the brains of these polyglots -- people who speak five or more languages -- the same language regions light up when they listen to any of the languages that they speak.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

They scanned the brains of 25 polyglots, 16 of whom were hyperpolyglots, including one who spoke more than 50 different languages.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 3, 2023

Some polyglots have noted problems with the languages already available.

From BBC ● May 11, 2022

Understanding the importance of languages in a globalized world, many Kenyans speak English, Swahili and a tribal language, and polyglots are common throughout Africa.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2018

I swore that they should hear me yet, and proudly turned my back On polyglots in swallowtails, and left the beaten track....

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 6, 1890 by Various