unilingual

English

Etymology

uni- +‎ -lingual

Adjective

unilingual (not comparable)

  1. Knowing or using a single language.
    • 2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury 2013, p. 46:
      If you're black you've had to improvise communication with unilingual whites, she'd probably easily acquire this ancient one, too.

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Noun

unilingual (plural unilinguals)

  1. A person who understands only one language.
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