Monolingual (adjective)

Able to speak or write only one language.

Origin:

Derived from the greek words "monos" meaning "one" and "lingua" meaning "language".

Examples:

1. In a monolingual society, people speak only one language.
2. The monolingual person can only speak one language.
3. Monolingual people can have difficulty communicating with people who speak other languages.
4. Monolingualism is the state or condition of only being able to speak or understand one language.
5. Many countries are multilingual, meaning that many languages are spoken in the society.