A monolingual country is one in which everyone speaks the same language and it is officially recognized as a monolingual country.
The man could only speak French, which meant he was monolingual.
Mono = one, Greek Lingua = tongue, Latin
If you speak one language you are monolingual. If you speak two, you are bilingual.
Bilingual doesn't have an antonym. An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. The word "monolingual" refers to the knowledge or use of only one language. There is also trilingual, for three, or multilingual for any number of languages greater than 2.
The 'country of domicile' is the country of permanent, legal residence.
Belize, and most of the Caribbean. These are largely monolingual and anglophone.
monolingual or unilingual
Nowhere. This is an internet myth.There are thousands of small villages where everyone in the village speaks the same language. But there are no monolingual countries in Africa. The closest you'll find is Rwanda, where the vast majority speak Kinyarwanda.In fact, monolingual countries are quite rare. The only country in the world that is 100% monolingual is North Korea, other than tiny dependent islands.
No :)
John Doe can only speak English; he is monolingual and pretty monosyllabic, too.
I prefer to study monolingual dictionaries when I am learning a new language to ensure accurate translations and meanings.
monolinual
The man could only speak French, which meant he was monolingual.
Mono- means 'one', lingual means 'of language'. A monolingual is therefore of one language only.
Yes, many countries have a national language. In fact, there are even a few that are completely monolingual. A prime example of that is North Korea.
There very few monolingual countries. Please add to this list:KuwaitNorth KoreaSouth Korea
It probably means speaking one language