multilingual

UK: /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋgw^əl/

US: /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋgwəl, ˌmʌltaɪ-/

US: (mul′tē ling′gwəl, mul′tī- or, Can., -ling′gyo̅o̅ əl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mul•ti•lin•gual /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋgwəl, ˌmʌltaɪ-/   adj. 

1. using or able to speak several languages with some ease or ability:
   One has to be multilingual in many countries of Asia and Africa.
2. spoken or written in several languages:
   a multilingual broadcast.
3. of, involving, or dealing with several different languages:
   a multilingual dictionary.
mul•ti•lin•gual•ism, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mul•ti•lin•gual  (mul′tē ling′gwəl, mul′tī- or, Can., -ling′gyo̅o̅ əl), adj. 

1. Linguistics using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
2. Linguistics spoken or written in several or many languages:
   a multilingual broadcast.
3. Linguistics dealing with or involving several or many languages:
   a multilingual dictionary of business terms.

n. 

4. Linguistics a multilingual person.

• multi- + lingual 1830–40

mul′ti•lin′gual•ly, adv. 
mul′ti•lin′gual•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

multilingual / ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/ adjective

1. able to speak more than two languages
2. written or expressed in more than two languages
   Compare bilingual, monolingual