Definition of Monolingual

1. Noun. A person who knows only one language.

Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul

2. Adjective. Using or knowing only one language. "A monolingual dictionary"
Antonyms: Multilingual

Definition of Monolingual

1. Adjective. knowing, or using a single language ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monolingual

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monolingual

monolatrism
monolatry
monolaurate
monolayer
monolayered
monolayering of cell
monolayerlike
monolayers
monoleptic fever
monolexemic
monoligated
monolignol
monoline
monolinear
monolines
monolingual (current term)
monolingualism
monolingually
monolinguals
monolinuron
monolith
monolithal
monolithic
monolithically
monolithium
monoliths
monolocular
monolog
monologed
monologged

Literary usage of Monolingual

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education of Children of Limited English Proficiency: Delaware Statewide edited by Rebecca H. Scarborough (1987)
"(This 1s mainstream education In the US) TYPE 2: monolingual education through the medium of the majority language the goal of which Is monolingual ism for ..."

2. Proceedings of the Numismatic Society, 1836/1837-1838/1839 by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1838)
"... may rather be sought for in the monolingual or Bactrian, and bilingual or Indian issue, than in titles which, as well as the types, are common to both. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Numismatic Society by Royal Numismatic Society (1837)
"... may rather be sought for in the monolingual or Bactrian, and bilingual or Indian issue, than in titles which, as well as the types, are common to both. ..."

4. Final Evaluation Of The Results Of Eurotra: A Specific Programme Concerning ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"One advantage of the EUROTRA architecture,- for the distributed team approach adopted, was that much of the work could be carried out in a monolingual way. ..."

5. Proceedings of the Numismatic Society by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1837)
"... may rather be sought for in the monolingual or Bactrian, and bilingual or Indian issue, than in titles which, as well as the types, are common to both. ..."

6. The Hmong, 1987-1995: A Selected & Annotated Bibliography edited by Christina J. Smith (1996)
""The English Articulation Skills of Children of English-Hmong Bilingual Parents and monolingual Hmong Parents: A Comparative Study. ..."

7. Human Rights Violations in the United States: A Report on U.S. Compliance by Steven R. Shapiro (1993)
"A 1982 study for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund and Educational Fund found that seventy percent of monolingual Spanish-speaking citizens would be ..."

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