unilingual

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

adjective

1. using only one language:

   a unilingual book.

unilingual

/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɪŋɡwəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to only one language
2. knowing only one language

noun

1. a person who knows only one language

Derived Forms

• ˌuniˈlingualˌism, noun

Other Words From

• uni·lingual·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unilingual¹

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + lingual