Meanings
nounbilingualism (countable and uncountable, plural bilingualisms)
plural bilingualisms
- countableuncountableThe 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
Origin
Translations
Catalan bilingüisme
- bilingüismecondition of being bilingual
Chinese Mandarin 雙語 /双语
- 雙語 /双语 (shuāngyǔ)condition of being bilingual
Czech bilingvismus, dvojjazyčnost
- bilingvismuscondition of being bilingual
- dvojjazyčnostcondition of being bilingual
Dutch tweetaligheid
- tweetaligheidcondition of being bilingual
Finnish kaksikielisyys
- kaksikielisyyscondition of being bilingual
French bilinguisme
- bilinguismecondition of being bilingual
German Zweisprachigkeit, Bilingualität
- Zweisprachigkeitcondition of being bilingual
- Bilingualitätcondition of being bilingual
- Bilingualismuscondition of being bilingual
- Bilinguitätcondition of being bilingual
- Bilinguismuscondition of being bilingual
Hungarian kétnyelvűség
- kétnyelvűségcondition of being bilingual
Irish dátheangachas
- dátheangachascondition of being bilingual
Italian bilinguismo, bilinguità
- bilinguismocondition of being bilingual
- bilinguitàcondition of being bilingual
Lithuanian dvikalbỹstė, bilingvi̇̀zmas
- dvikalbỹstėcondition of being bilingual
- bilingvi̇̀zmascondition of being bilingual
Malay bilingualisme, kedwibahasaan
- bilingualismecondition of being bilingual
- kedwibahasaancondition of being bilingual
Norwegian Bokmål tospråklighet, bilingvalisme
- tospråklighetcondition of being bilingual
- bilingvalismecondition of being bilingual
- bilingvismecondition of being bilingual
Persian دوزبانگی
- دوزبانگیcondition of being bilingual
Polish dwujęzyczność, bilingwizm
- dwujęzycznośćcondition of being bilingual
- bilingwizmcondition of being bilingual
Portuguese bilinguismo
- bilinguismocondition of being bilingual
Romanian bilingvism
- bilingvismcondition of being bilingual
Russian двуязы́чность
- двуязы́чность (dvujazýčnostʹ)condition of being bilingual
Slovak bilingvizmus
- bilingvizmuscondition of being bilingual
Spanish bilingüismo
- bilingüismocondition of being bilingual
Swedish tvåspråkighet, bilingualism
- tvåspråkighetcondition of being bilingual
- bilingualismcondition of being bilingual
Ukrainian двомо́вність
- двомо́вність (dvomóvnistʹ)condition of being bilingual
Yiddish צװײשפּראַכיקײט
- צװײשפּראַכיקײט (tsveyshprakhikeyt)condition of being bilingual
Cite this entry
APA
bilingualism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilingualism
MLA
“bilingualism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilingualism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilingualism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilingualism.
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