Meanings
comparative more bilateral · superlative most bilateral
- Having two sides.
1 more example
General Wego W.K. Chiang, secretary general of the National Security Council, said that the visit of El Salvador Vice President Merino to Taipei on behalf of President Alfredo Cristiani was in response to an invitation of the ROC [Republic of China] Government which hopes to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
1989 June 21 [1989 June 20], “El Salvador's Vice President Visits Taiwan”, in Daily Report: China, numbers 81-118, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 81, column 2 - Involving both sides equally.
- Having bilateral symmetry.
- anthropologyInvolving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family (bilateral linearity).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving identical parts on each side of an axis
adjectiveaffecting or undertaken by two parties
adjectivehaving two sides or parts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Arabic ثُنَائِيّ
- ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy)having two sides
Bulgarian двустранен, двустранен
- двустранен (dvustranen)having two sides
- двустранен (dvustranen)involving both sides equally
Catalan bilateral, bilateral
- bilateralhaving two sides
- bilateralbinding on both parties to an agreement
- bilateralhaving bilateral symmetry
- bilateralinvolving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family
Chinese Mandarin 雙邊 /双边, 雙方 /双方
- 雙邊 /双边 (shuāngbiān)having two sides
- 雙方 /双方 (shuāngfāng)having two sides
Dutch tweezijdig, bilateraal
- tweezijdighaving two sides
- bilateraalinvolving both sides equally
- bilateraalbinding on both parties to an agreement
Finnish kaksipuolinen, bilateraalinen
- kaksipuolinenhaving two sides
- bilateraalineninvolving both sides equally
- kahdenvälinenbinding on both parties to an agreement
- bilateraalinenbinding on both parties to an agreement
- bilateraalinenhaving bilateral symmetry
French bilatéral
- bilatéralhaving two sides
German zweiseitig, bilateral
- zweiseitighaving two sides
- bilateralinvolving both sides equally
Hungarian kétoldalú
- kétoldalúhaving two sides
Icelandic tvíhliða, tvíhliða
- tvíhliðahaving two sides
- tvíhliðabinding on both parties to an agreement
Irish déshleasach, déthaobhach
- déshleasachhaving two sides
- déthaobhachhaving two sides
- déthaobhachinvolving both sides equally
Italian bilaterale
- bilateralehaving two sides
Japanese 双方, 二国間
- 双方 (sōhō)having two sides
- 二国間 (nikokukan)involving both sides equally
- 相互的な (sōgoteki-na)involving both sides equally
Norwegian Bokmål bilateral
- bilateralinvolving both sides equally
Polish dwustronny, bilateralny
- dwustronnyhaving two sides
- bilateralnyinvolving both sides equally
- dwustronnyinvolving both sides equally
Portuguese bilateral, bilateral
- bilateralhaving two sides
- bilateralinvolving both sides equally
Romanian bilateral, bilateral
- bilateralhaving two sides
- bilateralinvolving both sides equally
Russian двусторо́нний, двусторо́нний
- двусторо́нний (dvustorónnij)having two sides
- двусторо́нний (dvustorónnij)involving both sides equally
Scottish Gaelic dà-thaobhach, dà-thaobhach
- dà-thaobhachhaving two sides
- dà-thaobhachinvolving both sides equally
Spanish bilateral
- bilateralhaving two sides
Ukrainian двосторо́нній, двосторо́нній
- двосторо́нній (dvostorónnij)having two sides
- двосторо́нній (dvostorónnij)involving both sides equally
Welsh dwyochrog
- dwyochrogbinding on both parties to an agreement
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
bilateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilateral
“bilateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilateral. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilateral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilateral.
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