unilingual
- adjective
- /ˌjunɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
:
unilingüe
- Once the concept of the collective language rights of the majority became self-evident, the provincial legislature rapidly implemented a unilingual signscape.
- unilingual Francophone
Examples
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Forty-six percent (304) of the Cajun population (639) was reported as unilingual Francophone.
Academic text (2000) -
In fact, in seven households in which both the husband and wife reported English competence, there was at least one unilingual Francophone child.
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If you are a panelist who is unilingual, speaking only English, how do you do your job if you cannot speak Spanish to review the record or review any of the submissions that are made to you?
Academic text (1997) -
Factoring this in would produce a percentage of monolingual Francophones and those sharing homes with unilingual Francophones approaching 90 percent.
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Comparison of old photographic images with the present reveals that the Victoriaville signscape has become decidedly more unilingual since 1950 (Raymond 2000).
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Factoring in the other three monolingual French speakers, 20 percent of Crowley's Cajun residents shared a domicile with at least one unilingual Francophone.
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Thus, monolinguals constituted 13 percent of the population, and over half of the Cajun population (54 percent) shared residences with at least one unilingual Francophone.
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Furthermore, the widespread reporting of English competence in towns masks sizable urban French speech communities, given that a significant number of English-speaking Cajuns shared households with unilingual Francophone relatives.
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Many people in our community are unilingual, speaking only one language at home.
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Children in unilingual households often become fluent in their native language.
Synonyms
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A text or speech that uses only one language
Speaking only one language
Antonyms
How Monolingual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unilingual comes from uni- 'one' and lingual 'tongue' or 'language'. Think of 'unicorn' where 'uni-' means 'one', so unilingual means 'using only one language'.