unilingual

adjective uni·lin·gual \ˌyü-ni-ˈliŋ-gwəl, -gyə-wəl\

Definition of UNILINGUAL

: composed in or using one language only

uni- + Latin lingua tongue, language — more at tongue

First Known Use: 1866

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