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multilingual event

multilingual event

3.6
An event where people use two or more languages to talk
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl ɪˈvɛnt/
translation icon : evento multilingüe
  • The international conference was a multilingual event with translation services provided for all attendees.

Examples

  • Organizing a multilingual event requires careful planning to accommodate different linguistic groups.

  • The multilingual event celebrated both cultural and language diversity in the community.

  • The conference was a multilingual event celebrating cultural diversity.

  • Are you attending the multilingual event next week?

  • Organizing a multilingual event requires careful planning to accommodate different linguistic groups.

  • The multilingual event celebrated both cultural and language diversity in the community.

  • The international conference was a multilingual event with translation services provided for all attendees.

Surface Forms

multilingual event singular
multilingual events plural

Morphology

multilingual + event

The meaning 'an event where two or more languages are used' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'multilingual' (capable of using more than one language) with 'event' (an occurrence). This adjective+noun composition follows regular English semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The compound multilingual event combines multi ('many') and lingual ('language'), so imagine a room where people speak different languages and interpreters move between groups. That's why it means 'an event where two or more languages are used'.