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Definition: BILINGUALISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The ability to speak two languages colloquially.[Wordnet]
2. Quality of being bilingual.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Bilingualism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: BILINGUALISM

Domain Definition
Statistics A government policy which supports having two languages with equal status. Source: European Union. (references)

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Common Expressions: BILINGUALISM

Expressions Definition
Bilingualism in Canada Bilingualism in Canada refers to laws and policies of the federal government – and some other levels of government – mandating that certain services and communications be available to the public in both English and French. The population of the country itself is by a large majority unilingual (English or French speaking only) as only 18% of Canadians can speak both English and French. (references)
Bilingualism in Ottawa One controversial aspect of the City of Ottawa Act is the manner in which it addresses official bilingualism within Ottawa's municipal government. Prior to the enactment of the Act, Glen Shortcliffe, a special advisor appointed by the provincial government to make recommendations on municipal governance in Ottawa-Carleton, recommended in 1999 that the new amalgamated city of Ottawa be designated as officially bilingual, with municipal services available in both English and French. (references)
Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was a Canadian royal commission established on July 19, 1963, by the government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to "inquire into and report upon the existing state of bilingualism and biculturalism in Canada and to recommend what steps should be taken to develop the Canadian Confederation on the basis of an equal partnership between the two founding races, taking into account the contribution made by the other ethnic groups to the cultural enrichment of Canada and the measures that should be taken to safeguard that contribution". (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: BILINGUALISM

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Official bilingualism in Canada 73     Bilingualism in Hong Kong 18
Bilingualism in Hong Kong 18     Bilingualism in Ottawa 6
Cognitive advantages to bilingualism 13     Bimodal bilingualism 12
Bimodal bilingualism 12     Cognitive advantages to bilingualism 13
Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism 8     Official bilingualism 2
Bilingualism in Ottawa 6     Official bilingualism in Canada 73
Transitional bilingualism 4     Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism 8
Simultaneous bilingualism 3     Sequential bilingualism 2
Sequential bilingualism 2     Simultaneous bilingualism 3
Official bilingualism 2     Transitional bilingualism 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BILINGUALISM

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya إزدواجية اللغة (bilingualism). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha إزدواجية اللغة (bilingualism). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic إزدواجية اللغة (bilingualism). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Íslenska tvítyngi (bilingualism). Additional references: Íslenska, Iceland, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia kedwibahasaan (bilingualism), dua bahasa (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Basque elebitasun (bilingualism). Additional references: Basque, Spain, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian dvojeziènost (bilingualism, billingualism), Bilingvizam (bilingualism, bilinguism), bilingvismus (bilingualism), dvojjazyčnost (bilingualism). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese bilingüismo (bilingualism), bilingualismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish tosprogethed (bilingualism), bilingvisme (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina dvojeziènost (bilingualism, billingualism), Bilingvizam (bilingualism, bilinguism), bilingvismus (bilingualism), dvojjazyčnost (bilingualism). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian Bilingvizam (bilingualism). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Cymraeg dwyieitheg (bilingualism), dwyieithedd (bilingualism). Additional references: Cymraeg, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech dvojeziènost (bilingualism, billingualism), Bilingvizam (bilingualism, bilinguism), bilingvismus (bilingualism), dvojjazyčnost (bilingualism). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian bilingvism (bilingualism). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish tosprogethed (bilingualism), bilingvisme (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk tosprogethed (bilingualism), bilingvisme (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari متن دوزباني (bilingualism, bilinguality), استعمال دو زبان (bilingualism), متن دوزبانى (bilingualism, bilinguality). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism), die Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch tweetaligheid (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Euskera elebitasun (bilingualism). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish kaksikielisyys (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Français bilinguisme (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
French bilinguisme (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg daa-hengaght (bilingualism). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck daa-hengaght (bilingualism). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
German Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism), die Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek διγλωσσία (bilingualism). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) dhiglossia (bilingualism). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 2개 국어 상용 (bilingualism), 2개 국어 구사 (bilingualism). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 2개 국어 상용 (bilingualism), 2개 국어 구사 (bilingualism). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew שליטה בשתי שפות באותה רמה לערך (bilingualism), דו לשוניות (bilingualism). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic إزدواجية اللغة (bilingualism). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism), die Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism), die Zweisprachigkeit (bilingualism). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Icelandic tvítyngi (bilingualism). Additional references: Icelandic, Iceland, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian kedwibahasaan (bilingualism), dua bahasa (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian bilinguismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit שליטה בשתי שפות באותה רמה לערך (bilingualism), דו לשוניות (bilingualism). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 2か国語運用 (bilingualism), 二ヶ国語使用 (bilingualism). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 2개 국어 상용 (bilingualism), 2개 국어 구사 (bilingualism). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian divvalodība (bilingualism). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska divvalodība (bilingualism). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch divvalodība (bilingualism). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish divvalodība (bilingualism). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx daa-hengaght (bilingualism). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic daa-hengaght (bilingualism). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Maori reoruatanga (bilingualism). Additional references: Maori, New Zealand, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian bilingvism (bilingualism). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
New Zealand Maori reoruatanga (bilingualism). Additional references: New Zealand Maori, New Zealand, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi متن دوزباني (bilingualism, bilinguality), استعمال دو زبان (bilingualism), متن دوزبانى (bilingualism, bilinguality). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian متن دوزباني (bilingualism, bilinguality), استعمال دو زبان (bilingualism), متن دوزبانى (bilingualism, bilinguality). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) متن دوزباني (bilingualism, bilinguality), استعمال دو زبان (bilingualism), متن دوزبانى (bilingualism, bilinguality). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish dwujęzyczność (bilingualism). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch dwujęzyczność (bilingualism). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski dwujęzyczność (bilingualism). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese bilinguismo (bilingualism), bilingualismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian bilingvism (bilingualism). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian bilingvism (bilingualism). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi bilinguisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian двуязычие (bilingualism). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) dvuyazychie (bilingualism). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki двуязычие (bilingualism). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) dvuyazychie (bilingualism). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Saami guovttegielatvuohta (bilingualism). Additional references: Saami, Norway, Sweden, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland tosprogethed (bilingualism), bilingvisme (bilingualism), bilingualisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak bilingvizmus (bilingualism). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian bilingvizmus (bilingualism). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish bilingüismo (bilingualism), bilingualismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea kaksikielisyys (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi kaksikielisyys (bilingualism, Multilingual). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska bilinguisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish bilinguisme (bilingualism). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish iki dil bilme (bilingualism). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Vascuense elebitasun (bilingualism). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
Welsh dwyieitheg (bilingualism), dwyieithedd (bilingualism). Additional references: Welsh, United Kingdom, bilingualism. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BILINGUALISM

Language Translations for “bilingualism” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag bathagilathagingathagualathagism (bilingualism). Additional references: Athag, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Double Dutch bagilagingagualagism (bilingualism). Additional references: Double Dutch, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Esperanto dulingvismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Esperanto, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Leet 8¦1¦{\}9 (bilingualism). Additional references: Leet, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Oppish bopilopingopualopism (bilingualism). Additional references: Oppish, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ilingualismbay (bilingualism). Additional references: Pig Latin, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Terran B bilinguismo (bilingualism). Additional references: Terran B, bilingualism. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi bubilubingubualubism (bilingualism). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bilingualism. (volunteer)
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