bilingualism
bilingualism noun: the condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
Noun
bilingualism (countable and uncountable, plural bilingualisms)
- The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
- At Kingsbridge, the bilingualism of the Irish Republic was evident in the tickets, the station notices, and the neat destination boards on the 10.40 a.m. express to Cork.1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 297
bilingualism meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malay and Persian
bilingualism in Tamil
- இருமொழிமை, இருமொழியம், இருமொழி பேசும் நிலை, இருமொழி வழக்கு
bilingualism in Urdu
- دوزبانیت
bilingualism in Malay
- condition of being bilingual
- bilingualisme, kedwibahasaan
bilingualism in Persian
- condition of being bilingual
- دوزبانگی
Forms of bilingualism
| plural | bilingualisms |
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Origin of bilingualism
From bilingual + -ism.
Questions about bilingualism
- What does bilingualism mean?
- Bilingualism means the condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
- What is bilingualism in Tamil?
- Bilingualism in Tamil is இருமொழிமை, இருமொழியம், இருமொழி பேசும் நிலை. See Bilingualism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bilingualism?
- Bilingualism is a noun.
- What is the plural of bilingualism?
- The plural of bilingualism is bilingualisms.
Words near bilingualism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bilingualism (page history and authors); bilingualism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bilingualism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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