˜yÐÄvlog

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unilingual

[ yoo-nuh-ling-gwuhlor, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. using only one language:

    a unilingual book.



unilingual

/ ËŒÂá³Ü˲Ôɪˈ±ôɪŋɡ·ÉÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. of or relating to only one language
  2. knowing only one language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who knows only one language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³Ü²Ô¾±Ëˆ±ô¾±²Ô²µ³Ü²¹±ôËŒ¾±²õ³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ün¾±Â·±ô¾±²Ôg³Ü²¹±ô·¾±²õ³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unilingual1

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + lingual
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Example Sentences

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While running for the leadership of his party last year, Mr. Ford, who is unilingual, said in an interview that it would be ideal to know French because “I love Quebec. I love Quebecers. They’re passionate.â€

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In discussing people who are bilingual, he calls himself “barely unilingual,†but it takes some verbal dexterity to come up with that term.

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Freund With Benefits For the impatient, socially awkward, unilingual traveler - in other words, for many of us - meeting locals can sometimes seem like a daunting proposition.

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He was also criticized for dismissing an assistant, Perry Pearn, before a game this season; firing the head coach, Jacques Martin, on a game day; hiring the unilingual Randy Cunneyworth to replace Martin, causing an outcry across Quebec; and trading forward Mike Cammalleri during a game in January.

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Cunneyworth is the team's first unilingual coach since 1971, when Al MacNeil led the team to the Stanley Cup but was demoted for clashing with French-speaking players.

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