bilingual

The definition of bilingual is two languages.

(adjective)

An example of being bilingual is a person who can speak both English and Spanish.
An example of bilingual is bilinqual education, when a student is taught in both English and the language of their native country.

A bilingual is defined as a person who can speak two languages.

(noun)

An example of a bilingual is a person with the ability to speak German and Italian.

See bilingual in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or in two languages
using or capable of using two languages, esp. with equal or nearly equal facility
designating a method of education in which students who are not yet fluent in the language of the country where they live are taught in their native language

Origin: < L bilinguis (< bi-, bi- + lingua, tongue) + -al

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See bilingual in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.
b. Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other: bilingual training; bilingual education.
Of, relating to, or expressed in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.

noun

A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluency.

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