monolingual
adjective
- applies to only one language
noun
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual From mono- + lingual.
- Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
“Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin linguālislbor. English lingual English monolingual From mono- + lingual.
- a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot