bilateral

involving two sides, especially two countries
A bilateral deal or meeting is between two countries or groups. 'Multilateral' means many countries are involved.
bilateral meaning in Hindi
दो पक्षों के बीच, ख़ासकर दो देशों के बीच; द्विपक्षीय
Bilateral समझौता या बैठक दो देशों या समूहों के बीच होती है। 'Multilateral' का अर्थ है कि उसमें कई देश शामिल हैं।
Examples
- The two schools signed a bilateral agreement to exchange students every summer.दोनों स्कूलों ने हर गर्मी में छात्रों के आदान-प्रदान के लिए एक द्विपक्षीय समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
- India and Japan held bilateral talks on trade and defence in New Delhi.भारत और जापान ने नई दिल्ली में व्यापार और रक्षा पर द्विपक्षीय वार्ता की।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
BI means two, as in BIcycle: a BIlateral deal has two wheels — two sides.
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The opposite idea, involving many countries at once, is 'multilateral', like talks at the United Nations.
Word origin
From Latin bi- 'two' and latus, lateris 'side'. It first meant 'having two sides' and later came to mean 'involving two parties'.
Other meanings
adjective Involving two sides, parties or countries.
bilateral meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | दो पक्षों के बीच, ख़ासकर दो देशों के बीच; द्विपक्षीय |
| Arabic · العربية | بين طرفين، وخاصة بين دولتين؛ ثنائي |
| French · Français | qui concerne deux parties, surtout deux pays ; bilatéral |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | melibatkan dua pihak, terutama dua negara; bilateral |
| Chinese · 中文 | 涉及双方的,尤指两国之间的;双边的 |
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