Definition
Occurring twice a year or every two years; ambiguous term sometimes confused with biennial.
Etymology
From Latin 'bis' (twice) and 'annualis' (yearly, from 'annus' meaning year). Problematic English term because 'bis' can mean either 'two times' or 'every two'.
Kelly Says
This word is a linguistic disaster—'bisannual' should mean twice-yearly but many people think it means every-two-years, so smart writers avoid it and say 'semiannual' or 'biennial' instead!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በደረጃ ዓመት
bay-deh-reh-jah ah-met
ARالعربية
مزدوج سنوي
miz-dooj san-wee
BNবাংলা
দ্বিবার্ষিক
dwee-baarshik
CACatalà
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
CSČeština
dvojročně
d-voy-roh-cheh
DADansk
toårlig
toh-ahrlig
DEDeutsch
zweijährlich
tsvai-yehr-likh
ELΕλληνικά
δισέλιδος
thee-seh-lee-dos
ESEspañol
bisemanal
bee-seh-mah-nahl
FAفارسی
دوسالانه
doh-sah-lah-neh
FISuomi
kahden vuoden välein
kah-den voo-den veh-layn
FRFrançais
bisannuel
bee-zah-nwehl
GUGU
દ્વિવાર્ષિક
dwee-vah-rsheek
HAHA
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
HEעברית
דו-שנתי
d-voh-shna-tee
HIहिन्दी
द्विवार्षिक
dwee-vaarshik
HUMagyar
kétszer egy évben
kayt-ser eh-gev-ben
IDBahasa Indonesia
dwitahunan
dwee-tah-hoo-nahn
IGIG
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
ITItaliano
bisannuale
bee-zah-nwah-leh
KKKK
екi жылда
eh-kee zhyl-dah
KMKM
ពីរឆ្នាំម្តង
pee chhnahm tdong
KO한국어
이년마다
ee-nyeon-ma-da
MRMR
द्वैवार्षिक
d-vai-vaarshik
MSBahasa Melayu
dwitahunan
dwee-tah-hoo-nahn
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်စဉ်နှစ်ချိန်
hneh-sin hneh-chein
NLNederlands
tweejaarlijks
tway-yahr-likhs
NONorsk
toårlig
toh-ahrlig
PAPA
ਦੋ ਸਾਲਾਨਾ
doh saal-aanah
PLPolski
dwuletni
d-voo-leh-nee
PTPortuguês
bisanual
bee-sah-noo-ahl
RORomână
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
RUРусский
двухгодичный
d-vookh-go-deech-nee
SVSvenska
tvåårs
tvoh-ahrs
SWKiswahili
maradufu kila mwaka
mah-rah-doo-foo kee-lah m-wah-kah
TAதமிழ்
இரு வருடம்
ee-ru va-ru-dham
TEతెలుగు
రెండు సంవత్సరాల
rehn-doo sahm-vah-tsah-rah-lah
THไทย
ทุกสองปี
tohk sohng pee
TLTL
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
TRTürkçe
iki yıllık
ee-kee yil-lik
UKУкраїнська
двічі на рік
d-vich-ee nah rik
URاردو
دو سالانہ
doh saal-aanah
VITiếng Việt
hàng năm hai lần
hahng nahm hai lahn
YOYO
bisannual
bee-zah-nwah-l
ZH中文
两年一次
liǎng nián yī cì
ZUZU
isikwenza eminyakeni
ee-see-kwehn-zah eh-mee-nyah-keh-nee